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Posted: May 7, 2019 at 4:49 PM
Hemerocallis 'Always Afternoon'
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Plant Type: Daylilies

5½”, dusky rose self with a striking plum purple eyezone and a green throat. Petals are crimped with thin buff pink edges, sepals are smooth.  Semi-evergreen foliage stays nice all season.
Grows equally well in the north and south. 1997 American Hemerocallis Society Silver Stout Medal Award Winner (AHS highest honor).

Rebloomer, producing a second set of flowers. Flowers stay open for 16 hours. Tetraploid. Bigger, stronger plants with larger flowers.

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Flower Color

Pink shades

Foliage Color

Shades of Green

Plant Spread

18-24"

Good Companions

Bellflower-Dwarf (Campanula ), Coneflower-Purple (Echinacea purpurea), Delphinium (Delphinium ), Lady's Mantle (Alchemilla mollis), Shasta Daisy (Leucanthemum superbum)

Plant Height

22"

Scape Height

unknown

Hardness Zone

4

Soil Moisture

Low to average water needs

Characteristics & Attributes

Attributes

Mass Plant, Border, Salt tolerant, Container

Bloom Time

midsummer

Critter Resistance

Rabbit

Exposure

Full sun/Part shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Seasonal Interests

spring/summer