By Durio; 1977
2 feet tall with 4 ½ inch blooms; zone 4.
This very near white variety has a round flower with petals that curl back.
Evergreen, diploid but does fine in my Wisconsin garden.
$8.00
By Holman – 1974
Jo Barbre is a lemon yellow double daylily with a 5 ½ inch bloom on a 23 inch scape. It is a semi-evergreen diploid that blooms mid-season. It’s not really like any other double though. The center petals are very erect giving it an open airy look; almost like a double spider. The lime green throat peaks out from the center between the petals. This is my favorite double and it stands up well to heat and drought.
By Wild – 1971
I think Jim picked a beauty. This poly-chrome rose/pink/cream has a ruffled edge and a tangerine throat. The 34” tall scapes hold 6” flowers that start early and continue into the main bloom season. Jim is a dormant diploid that also has nice thick substance and raised cream mid-ribs.
By Grovatt – 1973
Spiders are flowers with long narrow petals. Unusual and lovely, they create whimsical focal points to a garden design and Jersey Spider is one of the classics. It is very tall at 46” and the flowers really grab attention at the back of the border because they are gold/tangerine in color and 8” across…wow. A dormant diploid it starts mid-season but then extends into the late season. The green throat sets off the package of this historic daylily. Petal length to width is 4 1/2.0:1) and the form is sometimes wide open and sometimes crispate (pinched, twisted or quilted).
Parentage: (Orange Marmalade x President Rice)
By Marsh-Klehm – 1978
James Marsh developed the “Chicago” series of tetraploids and the “Prairie” series of diploids. Daylily ‘James Marsh’ has a large, sun-fast red flower with a contrasting yellow throat. It also has a subtle change in color near the throat, turning fuchsia that really makes this round perfectly formed flower pop. Held atop 30” scapes, the 5 to 6” flower has heavy substance and rarely gets water spots. A dormant tetraploid, it starts blooming earlier than most and continues through the main season. Another bonus is the slight fragrance.
By King – 1962
This red daylily is not just any red. It is dark red with poly-chromatic hints of purple that seem to change as the light changes. It is a 22” dormant diploid with a 5” flower; a mid-season bloomer. The glowing gold throat sets off this beautiful daylily.
$9.00
By Ferguson – 1991
“Indian Giver” is a winner with its classic form, ruffled edges and awe inspiring colors. It is blue/violet to fuchsia with a slightly lighter halo. The ruffles are white and the throat starts chartreuse and blends to yellow then white. It is an early mid-season re-bloomer, medium sized at around 22” with 4” flowers. It is a fast growing semi-evergreen diploid.
By Childs; 1967
2 feet tall with 4 ½ inch blooms; zone 3.
This mid-season re-bloomer is fragrant.
The near white petals are held wide open in a triangular shape. It is whiter in full sun and more lemon yellow in part shade.
Dormant, diploid.
By Warrell 1988
30″ tall with a 4.5″ bloom – zone 3.
Midseason, heavy bud set, extended bloom. What more could you ask for. One of my favorites because it is named for someone I know.
A red spider variant with a chartreuse throat.
Dormant, diploid.
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