Hemerocallis 'DAN MAHONY' 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:
Dan Mahony - do you recall something familiar? Uuh! Of course - sergeant Carey Mahoney from Police Academy series! Well, in fact he has absolutely nothing to do with this flower. Dan Mahony is a large-flowered tetraploid daylily (with 4 sets of chromosomes: total 44 in each cell). The flowers are 11-12 cm across, light red with rich purple red eye and yellow-green throat. Margins are lightly frilled. Stems are 60-70 cm tall and each rhizome can produce up to 3 flowering stems, each of 25-30 buds. They open from mid July until mid August. Leaves are rather wide, deciduous. Bred by Dan Trimmer from Florida, USA, who, along with his wife Jane have been breeding daylilies for decades now. Dan Mahony was named after their friend from the Long Island Daylily Society in 1999 and is a cross between (Fooled Me x Queensland) x Dragon's Eye.The 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 day lilies on 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 21-07-2017
