Daylily description meanings -
Scape-Height of stem from the ground to top just at the base of the throat.
Bloom-width of the bloom is when fully opened.
Bloom season-Peak time of blooms. This will vary a bit depending on your location, growing region and unusual weather trends. Our bloom season started at the end of April 2022 and continued through October for the late bloomers with a few that refused to take the Fall off with higher than normal temperatures into beginning of November.
EE – Extra early
E – Early
EM – Early Mid
M – Mid Season
ML – Mid-Late
L - Late
Color of bloom and throat.
Characteristic of bloom
Beautifully Traditional: Consists of three petals, three sepals, six stamens, and one pistil.
Ruffles: Beautifully Traditional in shape but the edges are wavey with ruffle features.
Double Form: Double daylilies come in several forms. There are those that have extra layers of petals so they look like a flower within a flower, and those that look like peonies with extra layers of sepals and or petals. A very full look.
Spider Form: A flower whose length to width measurement is at least 4:1.
Unusual Form: Daylilies have petals or sepals that are twisted, quilled, or cascading.
Year hybridized registered: Who created & registered this daylily.
HOW DO I PLANT MY DAYLILIES?
The American Daylily Society site has volumes of wonderful information on your daylilies new and old. How to plant, divide the different parts of the daylily, bloom seasons and much more. Please click the link below to explore this wonderful daylily arena.