Introduced: 1939 |
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In the introduction year, A.B. Stout described it as:
" This plant is a clone of the species Hemerocallis fulva which is extensively cultivated near Hankow, China, for the production of the flowers which are collected and used for food and medicine. The flowers are rather large (about 5 1/2 inches across), wide-spreading, and rich yellowish-orange in color with a bold eye-zone in the petals that is near jasper-red or scarlet. The period of bloom at New York has been from the middle of July well into August. Compared with the Chengtu Daylily, another of the clones cultivated in China, the flower is more spreading, the general color is more yellowish-orange and the scapes are taller. Of the numerous seedlings and cultivated clones of Hemerocallis fulva obtained from the Orient by The New York Botanical Garden, this is considered by many visitors to be one of the most attractive. "
( cited from: Journal of the New York Botanical Garden, 1939, vol. 40, p. 32-34 )