Background history:

'Green Icon' is a dormant introduced in 2012 by Doorakian.

It has earned the following AHS awards:
Honorable Mention: 2019

This plant can be found in our Plant Database at:
Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Green Icon') .

Please join in, if you own this plant! We would love to know more! I award an acorn for performance information posted to this thread.



Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Green Icon')

I got this from Northern Lights in May of 2022. It bloomed June 21 -July 07 with 9 blooms. It ended the season with one fan, the way it began it, except the fan was somewhat rusty from an epidemic.

In 2023, it started the season with 2 fans and bloomed July 17-31 with 6 blooms. Once again, it didn't grow new fans over the summer and ended with two fans.

It's a beautiful flower but seems to be having trouble establishing. It could be too close to the Pink Star Magnolia and might be fighting with the roots of that tree. I might try moving it this summer to a more favorable location. As a Durakian plant, it should do well here, it was hybridized 20 minutes away. It might just be slow to get going, I'll see what it does this coming season.

I was smitten by the unique look of Green Icon'se flower and planted it in the garden behind my retirement home. The following spring it produced a few nice flowers, but not in abundance. Less than a year later, a landscape renovation involving that garden necessitated removal of all plants from that garden, so I passed that plant along to someone who lives in another state.

I got Green Icon from NLD at the same time Zoia did. It bloomed the first spring, but not in abundance. It's stronger this year. It has a lot going for it:
OMG- it's REALLY green!
It has ridiculous substance. Plastic!
It has a long opening period- almost nocturnal. Don't deadhead until you're sure they are spent, or you may miss some gorgeous waxen blooms in the evening.
It's blooms are massive!
All in all, a unique and arresting cultivar.



This picture was taken at nearly 9 pm and the petals were still rock-solid substantial:

Hembrain,
I found your review of 'Green Icon' to be as interesting and unique as the cultivar. Very nicely done!

Thank you, Larry! Here's one more picture for size...

2024 update

Green Icon lost a fan over the winter to start the season with 1 fan. It bloomed from July 8-30 with 9 blooms, which is a little better than last year, despite being down a fan.

It's so pretty, I just wish the plant under the flower was sturdier. It needs to get going or it will melt away.