Hemerocallis 'CHEWONKI' daylily (tetraploid)
size/type
mid-sized perennial,mid-sized perennial
usual height
0,6-0,8m
usual width
0,3-0,5m
leaves
deciduous broadleaf
colour of leaves
flowers
showy
colour of flowers
blooming time
July-August
location
full to partial sun
USDA zone (lowest)
3 (down to -40°C)
winter protection
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
categorized
Daylilies are flowering queens for one day. Each bloom lasts a day but there is no need to worry – every stem bears more blooms and as the plants grow older they have numerous stems each. This low-maintenance perennial is a miracle for those who have limited time to spend looking after their gardens because apart from occasional watering on hot and dry summer day it needs ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. And still it can leave us gazing at their beautiful, lily-like blooms of every possible colour you can think of (except for blue and black).
Description of the plant:
Chewonki is a daylily tetraploid (with 4 sets of chromosomes: total 44 in each cell) producing large, 14 cm across flowers of dark velvety red colour. Each petal has a golden midrib running through the petal centre and a golden yellow throat. Flowers come out atop 60-70 cm tall stem from late July for an extended period. Leaves are deciduous. Do. Joseph Barth, reverend and daylily breeder from Alna, Maine, USA, bred mostly tetraploid daylilies of rich colours and with excellent hardiness. His work was tested in a sever winter of 1980-1981 when temperature dropped down to -41°C which gave him a chance to select the hardiest varieties. In later years his son Nicholas joined him, and after father's death in 1988 Nicholas and his wife Sandy continued to breed daylilies, focusing especially on red colours.
Dailily leaves are deep green, strong and healthy. They appear early in the spring and persist until winter unlike spring bulbs whose leaves wither away after flowering. Apart from occasional slug attack there are no pests or diseases they would suffer from. Put your daylilies in a sunny spot and fertilize it for better flowering every spring, if you want to. It tolerates all types of soil, preferably it likes moist soil. Very hardy to min. -40°C (USDA zone 3).
Last update 29-07-2019
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