Introduced: 1956 |
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In the introduction year, A.B. Stout described it as:
" All of these clones have foliage that is dormant or semi-dormant, and all have proved fully hardy.
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The 'Penelope Stout' daylily is dedicated to the memory of the first of the writer's six generations of grandmothers in America. (A biographical accound of Penelope Stout and of her contributions to the pioneer life of New Amsterdam and early New Jersey in the period prior to 1669 has been published in the volume entitled Stories of New Jersey by Frank P. Stockton.) The flowers of this daylily have a blend of colors in a pattern that is not duplicated in any other daylily that has been named by the writer. From the base of a petal to its tip there is a sequence of five different colors. The throat is green at the base, changing to golden-yellow. The mid-zone is bright coral-red that is bisected by a stripe of pale yellow that extends along the mid-vein of each petal. Next to the mid-zone there is an area of paler coral-red and the margin of each petal is buff. The sepals are chiefly coral-red with a contrasted border of buff. The scapes have attained a height of three feet, and they are well-branched. The period of bloom has been in July. "
( cited from: The Garden Journal, 1956, vol. 6, p. 9-11 )