Hemerocallis 'Rocket City' #1 Daylily

Photo and Description Credit: Walters Gardens

Available April-May 2025

Common Name: Daylily

• 6", bittersweet orange tepals with a darker orange eye
• Throat and midribs are lighter orange-yellow
• Very easy to grow and propagate
• Petals have crimped edges, sepals are smooth, both are recurved

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.
• Extended Bloom with flowers staying open at least 16 hours.
• Dormant foliage.
• Tetraploid with 44 chromosomes, twice as many as Diploids. Tetraploids tend to be bigger, stronger plants.