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Hemerocallis 'South Seas'

Common Name: Daylily

  • 5", coral-tangerine tepals with a reddish-coral band and yellow throat; very distinctive coloring
  • Smooth, rounded petals with beautifully ruffled edges
  • Multiple branching with 30-35 buds
  • Vigorous grower with healthy foliage
  • Award winner

Daylilies can survive many harsh conditions that other plants cannot including: polluted city environments, slopes, poor and dry soils, near pavement that is salted in winter, and under Black Walnut trees (not affected by juglone).

Characteristics (Compared to Other Daylilies)
  • Midseason Bloomer, blooming in July.
  • Rebloomer, producing a second set of flowers.
  • Extended Bloom with flowers staying open at least 16 hours.
  • Nocturnal, buds open in late afternoon and remain open through all or part of the next day.
  • Fragrant flowers.
  • Dormant foliage.
  • Tetraploid with 44 chromosomes, twice as many as Diploids. Tetraploids tend to be bigger, stronger plants.