Introduced: 1931 |
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The first description from A.B. Stout was not at hand, therefore the description published in his book follows:
" VESTA. A sister seedling of Wau-Bun and Soudan. First described with photographs of the plant and of the flowers in House and Garden in 1929 (55: 126); also described with the same illustrations in Jour. New York Botanical Garden in 1931 (32: 30). The plant has a compact habit of growth with scapes about 30 inches tall. The flowers (see plate 31) have a spread of about 4.5 inches, the petals and sepals are broad and overlapping and their color is deep orange with a slight trace of fulvous in the midzone. Vesta blooms in late June and early July. "
( cited from: Daylilies - the wild species and garden clones, both old and new, of the genus Hemerocallis, 1934 (book), p.74 )