Hemerocallis 'MILDRED MITCHELL' daylily (tetraploid)
size/type
mid-sized perennial,mid-sized perennial
usual height
0,6-0,8m
usual width
0,3-0,5m
leaves
semi-deciduous broadleaf
colour of leaves
flowers
showy
colour of flowers
blooming time
July
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:
Mildred Mitchell is a large-flowered tetraploid daylily variety (with 4 sets of chromosomes: total 44 in each cell) with flowers of unique colour - they are dark beige to pale lavender violet, with a large, dark violet eye around a yellow-green throat, and violet ruffled margins. Flowers are 17 cm across, fragrant, and appear atop strong stems 60-70 cm tall from early July , and rebloom in late summer. Leaves are evergreen in mild winters. This variety was bred by Kelly Mitchell who started hybridizing daylilies in late 21st century, and Mildred Mitchell was her first introduction from 1998 and worldwide success. Rainbow Acres Farm where Kelly grows daylilies along with Frederick Kerr, an iris hybridizer, is situated in Northern California, USA, and she specializes in large-flowered daylilies with distinct eyes and ruffled margins.
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 31-07-2017
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