Hemerocallis ‘Corky’
(or ‘Corky’ Daylily)
IT’S TIME TO DISH UP DAYLILIES! How do you single out just one from the thousands of available selections? Not easy, but here I go. Robert Anderson, consummate gardener who has worked at Loomis Creek since we opened 7 years ago, brought Hemerocallis ‘Corky’ to our attention and shared divisions from his garden. Needless to say, ‘Corky’ has become a “must-have” plant.
The daylilies we sell at Loomis are selected by the following criteria:
1. Great bud count for extended bloom time.
2. Smaller flower size (2 to 4” diameter) that fit the look of our naturalistic border designs.
3. Strong flower colors with saturated hues and tint.
4. Tall, sturdy flower stems (36” and taller) that punctuate borders with aerial theatrics.
Hemerocallis ‘Corky’ scores a perfect 10 on our evaluation system. Its flared, bright lemon yellow, 3-inch flowers are accented by bronzy-brown color bars on the outside of petals. Wiry, purplish flower stems rise 3 to 4 feet above the narrow, strappy foliage; each stem is well-branched with a 40+ bud count – sending wave after wave of flowers your way.
Other hand-selected daylilies in our inventory include: ‘Cinderella’s Dark Side’ (you’ve gotta love this name!), ‘Pardon Me’, ‘Punk’, ‘Autumn Minaret’, ‘Berkshire Star’ ‘Lady Fingers, ‘Statuesque’ and a few others. They may not be those huge, overblown flowers you often see pictured in garden catalogs and magazines, but we think they are winners. T’is their season, so come check them out!
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