Introduced: 1934 |
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The first description from A.B. Stout was not at hand, therefore the description published in his book follows:
" THERON (plate 24). The outstanding feature of the Theron Daylily is the dark red coloring of its flowers. The throat of the flower is pale yellowish orange with shades of green at the extreme base, but outside of the throat the color is dark red of a shade that approaches mahogany red. When the flowers first open and on days of reduced sunlight the color approaches black or purplish black. The flowers are of good size, fairly full, spreading, and day-blooming. The seedling is now two years old and probably not developed to its full stature, but thus far the height of the scapes has been about 30 inches. The foliage is ample and ascending-spreading. The scapes are erect, branched above, and they hold the flowers well above the leaves. The period of flowering is July. Selected and named by Mrs. Theron G. Strong, a member of the Advisory Council of The New York Botanical Garden.
The above is a part of the first description of this daylily published in 1934 (Gard. Chr. 95: 43. figure 18) together with an illustration of the flower. "
( cited from: Daylilies - the wild species and garden clones, both old and new, of the genus Hemerocallis, 1934 (book), p.74 )