Hemerocallis 'Rich in Mercy' #1 Daylily

Photo and Description Credit: Walters Gardens

Available April-May 2025

Common Name: Daylily

5½" rich purple flowers have a lavender watermark with a white edge. Flowers are very clean and hold up well in the sun for having such a dark purple color. Exceptionally wide petals. Fragrant.

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.
• Fragrant flowers.
• Dormant foliage.
• Tetraploid with 44 chromosomes, twice as many as Diploids. Tetraploids tend to be bigger, stronger plants.