Monarch

Introduced: 1941
Height: 36"
Ploidy: Diploid
Habit: Dormant
Bloom time: Mid
Bloom size: Unknown
Bloom type: Single
Not Fragrant


In the introduction year, A.B. Stout described it as:
" The flowers of this daylily have individual character and special charm in their form. They are full, and while the sepals are recurved, the petals are only semi-spreading and noticeably incurved near their tips. The general coloring is close to light cadmium (Ridgeway) or the lemon yellow 4 of the R.H.S. chart, and there is a faint halo of fulvous in the region of the mid-zone. The scapes are stiffly upright to a height of 3 feet and are much branched. The plants of this clone flower during July. "
( cited from: Journal of the New York Botanical Garden, 1941, vol. 42, p. 10-17 )