
A choice new seedling Daylily, SWAN (See description below) 
DAYLILIES 
EW perennials are more adaptable to 
Florida gardens than are the modern 
Daylilies. Not only their brilliant 
coloring, but their fragrance, their unusual 
hardiness and their long blooming period 
make them indispensable for garden use. 
In recent years, enthusiastic growers have 
developed new strains which vary in color 
from palest yellow to deep vermilion. 
Set the plants at least 2 feet apart. They 
can be grown with ease in full sun or partial 
shade, with the exception of those having 
red tones. These varieties have much 
better and more typical color when grown 
in partial shade. Daylilies are not particular 
as to soil, provided that it is well-drained. 
Like most plants, they benefit from oc- 
casional feedings of fertilizer, but need 
very little care. 
Plants vary in height, in color and in 
blooming season and can be used in many 
ways. They are at home in the perennial 
border or in the shrub planting. You can find a place for Hemerocallis in your foundation planting, or you can use them in 
great borders in your garden or as accents with other perennials. 
Why not give a little thought when planting Daylilies so that you can have a wide range of color and an extended period 
of bloom? Our list of plants is truly representative of the best kinds obtainable. 
*The varieties marked with an asterisk are deciduous 
SWAN. (Watkins.) We are privileged to head our Daylily list 
with a second selection, originated at the University of Florida 
by John V. Watkins, and named SWAN. In Mr. Watkins’ own 
words, “‘This seedling is utterly distinctive and when well grown 
with afternoon shade has made a great impression upon our Hem- 
erocallis friends.’ Its upright evergreen foliage reaches a height 
of about 19 inches. The robust, erect scapes are furnished with 
white-margined bracts at the point of branching in the upper 
3 inches, and the flowers, appearing in late May, are larger than 
those borne by any Daylily in the collection at the University of 
Florida. In order to achieve and maintain this size, Mr. Watkins 
tells us that SWAN must be fed, watered, and mulched. In color, 
the broadly arched, informally recurved flowers, are near cavalry 
yellow. The name SWAN was suggested by the unusually grace- 
ful form of the flower. This is not a Daylily for mass plantings, 
nor one to be bought and planted casually, but rather something 
to be cherished. It will always be rare because of its reluctance 
to multiply, but one of these delicately beautiful blossoms will 
mean more than dozens of a more ordinary variety. As the number 
for this year is limited, we recommend early ordering. 
Amaryllis. (Betscher.) A fragrant flower of deep rich golden 
yellow with broad, heavy-textured petals that are barely separated. 
A long blooming season, midseason to late. 
Anna Betscher.* (Betscher.) Medium-sized flowers with finely 
fluted recurving petals of rich orange-yellow. 
Aureole. This lovely evergreen Daylily, of Japanese origin, blooms 
in midseason when the best early varieties have finished. The 
wide-open flowers are a rich cadmium-yellow. 
Bagdad.* (Stout.) The large flower—a rich combination of orange, 
coppery red and brown—is very handsome. Blooms profusely, 
sometimes over a three-months’ period. In Florida this variety 
is exceptionally vigorous and is heartily recommended. 
Bay State.* (Betscher.) Beautiful shallow-cupped flowers of 
soft yellow. The recurved petals have a wavy margin. Fragrant. 
Midseason. 
Bijou.* (Stout.) A branched and spreading hybrid of Multiflora 
parentage. The small flowers, borne in clusters, are orange over- 
cast with a fulvous red. Late. 
Boutonniere.* (Stout.) Distinctly small and late. The over- 
lapping petals are a pale rosy peach with a lighter midrib; sepals 
almost clear yellow. Combines well with late asters and chrys- 
anthemums. Illustration on page 39. 
Chisca. A true bicolored Daylily that was bred in the Deep South 
by the late Hubert Fisher. Introduced from his nursery in 1937, 
this robust evergreen variety is considered the best of the Fisher 
originations. The flowers, appearing in May, are trumpet-shaped 
with a spread of 5% inches. Its sepals are goldenrod in color, lightly 
flecked with fulvous; the strikingly contrasting petals are of an 
attractive brown known as “mascara,’’ netted with intricate 
veining of a deeper tone. Because the flowers are of light texture, 
we suggest that the plants be set on the east or north side of a 
building, wall or fence. 
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Cinnabar. (Stout.) Medium-sized, fragrant flowers with recurving 
rosy brown petals sprinkled with cinnamon; throat of clear glisten- 
ing yellow. Midseason. 
Cressida. (Betscher.) A very handsome flower of deep reddish 
orange, showing an inner band of fulvous coloring which comes 
to a point on each petal. Midseason. 
Dauntless. (Stout.) Large, fragrant flower with broad, overlapping 
petals of pale cadmium-yellow with a faint fulvous flush on each 
petal. The throat is tinted green, making a color harmony that 
is unusually lovely. Midseason. 
D. D. Wyman. (Betscher.) Large flower with loose, widely 
separated petals of golden yellow, each carrying a faint tawny 
splash. Midseason. 
E. A. Bowles.* (Perry.) A very beautiful flower, blending pale 
gold with deeper shades to a reddish orange. The petals are very 
narrow, pointed, and wide apart, giving the flower a star-shaped 
appearance. Early. 
Emily Hume. (Hume.) Selected for the excellence of its behavior 
under Florida conditions. The variety is characterized by a heavy 
fibrous root system, extreme robustness, evergreen foliage, and 
tall, branching scapes. The orange-yellow flowers have petals 
that are twisted, curled, pinched at the tips, making them most 
decorative in the garden or as cut-flowers for daytime arrangements. 
George Yeld.* (Perry.) Flowers large and open with petals of a 
pale fulvous coloring; throat and sepals gold. Very lovely. 
Midseason. 
Goldeni. (Betscher.) A narrow-leaved, 
shining deep orange flowers. Midseason. 
Hyperion.* (Mead.) Very large, heavily fragrant flowers of a 
pale, luminous canary-yellow. Petals are broad and crinkled. 
The loveliest of the light yellows. Midseason. 
Iris Perry.* (Perry.) Tall-growing with deep yellow flowers over- 
laid with bronze. Like Aurantiaca. Midseason. 
J. A. Crawford. (Betscher.) Very tall bloom-stalks with hand- 
some, wide-open flowers of a clear shade of light yellow, deepening 
in the throat. A strong grower with a long blooming period. 
Linda.* (Stout.) The fluted golden petals are flecked with cinna- 
mon, contrasting with the creamy yellow sepals. The throat 
is shaded rose, giving a bicolor effect. A very beautiful variety. 
Midseason. 
Margaret Perry.* A strong-growing variety that multiplies rapidly. 
The blooms are a combination of rose and buff with a yellow 
throat. Petals narrow, pointed, and wide apart. Late-flowering. 
Midas.* (Stout.) Tall stalks bearing flowers of a clear, uniform» 
glowing orange. Rather early. 
Mikado. (Stout.) This has long reigned as one of the top-ranking 
varieties the country over, and here in Florida it has firmly en- 
trenched itself as a garden favorite. The great maroon eye zone 
that marks the center of the orange flower makes Mikado out- 
standing in the genus Hemerocallis. 
Minor.* A dwarf, grass-leaved species with clear, light yellow 
blooms. Fine for low borders and rock-gardens. Early. 
semi-dwarf sort with 
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