Large Flowered Plants
Large flowered daylilies are defined as any flowers of 4.5" (11.5cm) diameter and above. There is no upper limit.
These are the most popular and well known category of daylilies. They come in many shapes and many colours and combinations of colour.
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It should be noted that entries on the website are only those for which we currently have photographs. If you can't find what you are after, please make an enquiry by going to the Contact Us page.
Entries with a green background are new on the website for 2011.
Entries with a red background are out of stock.
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Absolute Zero
(Millikan 1986) A delightful near white with a green throat. Good rebloom, which is a bonus.
Height: 20"(51cm). Flower: 4.5"(11cm)
Price: £5
Airs and Graces
(Lytton 2000) Cream lemon with paler midribs and a green throat. The petals are gently ruffled right to the throat. Produces lots of flowers and it is worth taking the time to smell the flowers.
Height: 28"(71cm). Flower: 5"(13cm)
Price: £7
Alan Adair
(Millikan 1991) A well proportioned plant with flowers of a rich ruby red.
Height: 28"(71cm). Flower: 5"(13cm)
Price: £5
Alec Allen
(Carpenter. K. 1983) Wide, round and heavily ruffled creamy yellow flowers which open flat and are produced in abundance. For an encore it often reblooms.
Height: 26"(65cm). Flower: 5.5"(13cm)
Price: £4.50
Almond Puff
(Stamile 1990) Big, full, beige pink double flowers.
Height: 23"(58cm). Flower: 6.5"(17cm)
Price: £6.50
Always Afternoon
Lavender-purple with a deep purple eyezone. Famous Stout medal winner which is always popular.
Height: 22"(55cm). Flower: 5.5"(13cm)
Price: £7
Amadeus
(Kirchhoff 1981) Scarlet with a yellow green throat and of rounded, lightly ruffled form. A solid and reliable performer famed for breeding top quality reds.
Height: 26"(65cm). Flower: 5.5"(13cm)
Price: £4.50
American Revolution
(Wild 1972) Velvety, deep and dark, wine red flower with a yellow throat and small green heart. The form is of the older style with rather narrow petals. One of the best "black reds" for our climate and still very popular.
Height: 28"(70cm). Flower: 5.5"(13cm)
Price: £4
Ann Kelley
(Webster 1983) Ruffled deep rose pink with a long blooming season.
An outstanding performer that explodes with flowers when established.
Height: 28"(70cm). Flower: 6"(15cm)
Price: £5
Annie Golightly
(Hughes 1974) Bright, almost "fire engine" red flowers.
Vigorous grower and an excellent garden plant.
Height: 28"(70cm). Flower: 5.75"(14cm)
Price: £4.50
Antique Rose
(Sikes 1987) A beautiful, delicate looking rose-pink bitone. The colour deepens towards the lavishly ruffled petal edges while the sepals are a lighter shade of pink.
Height: 25"(62cm). Flower: 5.5"(13cm)
Price: £6.50
Apache Uprising
(Benz 1991) Bright scarlet ruffled flowers are carried high on sturdy well branched scapes giving a wonderful late season display.
Height: 34"(86cm). Flower: 5.5"(13cm)
Price: £7.50
Apollodorus
(Munson 1984) The flowers are a violet purple colour of exceptional clarity and usually larger than registered. They are triangular in form and somewhat unruly in cooler weather - but the colour is irresistible.
Height: 28"(71cm). Flower 4.5"(11cm)
Price: £4.50
Aquamarine
(Lambert 1983) An exquisite star shaped flower that is renowned for its colour of blue influenced lavender. Rare and unusual.
Height: 28"(71cm). Flower: 7"(18cm)
Price: £7.50
Arctic Snow
(Stamile 1986) Creamy near white with contrasting black anthers. Impressive and showy. Always in demand.
Height: 23"(58cm). Flower: 5.5"(13cm)
Price: £5
Arthur Moore
(Henry 1979) Round and ruffled blooms of a soft apricot to pastel orange in colour.
Height: 24"(61cm). Flower 5.5"(14cm)
Price: £4.50
Aten
(Kraus 1951) An intense gold - orange colour, this flower shines out like a beacon. An older cultivar but surprisingly full flowered.
Height: 30"(76cm). Flower: 5"(13cm)
Price: £4
Atlanta Cover Girl
(Petree 1984) A round, ruffled flower of pale mauve pink with a rose halo around a yellow green throat. The petals are edged in gold, which is more prominent in hot weather.
Height: 27"(68cm). Flower: 6"(16cm)
Price: £5
Atlanta Fringe Benefit
(Petree 1985) A medium yellow, full formed flower with a remarkable fringed edge.
Height: 21"(53cm). Flower: 4.75"(15cm)
Price: £5
Atlanta Full House
(Petree 1984) Full, ruffled and recurved lemon yellow self. A beauty.
Height: 27"(68cm). Flower: 6.5"(16cm)
Price: £5
Autumn Wood
These wide and ruffled flowers are an exquisite blend of peach, pink and yellow hues. A well known award winner in the States but rarely available in the U.K.
Height: 24"(61cm). Flower: 5.5"(14cm)
Price: £7
Ava Michelle
(Flory 1960) A rich yellow with a green throat. Fragrant. A Stout Medal winner in 1970.
Height: 18"(45cm). Flower: 6"(16cm)
Price: £3.50
Aztec Furnace
(Stamile 1987) An unusual colour, this striking daylily is a fiery blend of burnt orange and russet red. A valuable addition to a “hot” border. Looks much more pink in the photo than it really is.
Height: 27"(68cm). Flower: 5"(13cm)
Price: £4.50
Barbara Mitchell
(Pierce 1984) The legendary pink. Awarded Stout Medal in 1992 and still one of America´s favourite daylilies. Superbly formed flowers with wide overlapping petals. Growth can be slow but is well worth the wait.
Height: 20"(51cm). Flower: 5"(13cm)
Price: £6
Beautiful Edgings
(Copenhaver 1989) A very well named daylily, the ruffled cream flowers turning mauve pink towards the petal edges. Slightly smaller than registered here.
Height: 30"(76cm). Flower: 7"(17cm)
Price: £5.50
Beauty to Behold
(Sellers 1978) A rounded, ruffled and recurved flower of lemon yellow with a green throat. Vigorous and floriferous, it gives a spectacular display for many weeks. Always fully open by early morning. L.A.A. winner 1993.
Height: 24"(60cm). Flower: 5"(13cm)
Price: £4
Becky Lynn
(Guidry 1977) A gorgeous ruffled flower of deep pink with a green throat and white midribs. Awarded the Stout Medal in 1989.
Height: 20"(51cm). Flower: 6.5"(16cm)
Price: £4.50
Benchmark
(Munson 1980) A name that reflects this plants status in the lavender colour class. Here the colour is more lilac mauve, with pearly white midribs and a cream chartreuse throat.
The flower form is wide, slightly triangular and lightly ruffled. Scapes are sturdy and well branched.
Height: 30"(76cm). Flower: 6"(16cm)
Price: £5
Berlin Red
(Tamberg 1983) Bright red with a yellow throat. A good, strong daylily that always performs well here. Raised in Germany.
Height: 30"(76cm). Flower: 6"(15cm)
Price: £4
Berlin Tallboy
(Tamberg 1989) Raised by a distinguished European hybridiser, this is the tallest tetraploid in our collection. While it has not attained its registered height here, it has no problem in reaching the 5ft. mark. The pale orange flowers have a deeper halo with an orange throat and are easily held aloft by the strong scapes.
Height: 72"(180cm). Flower: 6"(16cm)
Price: £6
Bette Davis Eyes
Buff pink with a grape purple eyezone and a yellow green throat. The petals are marked by the darker colour radiating out into the veins of the petals.
Height: 23"(58cm). Flower: 5.5"(14cm)
Price: £4.50
Betty Jenkins
(Wilson 1989) An exquisitely beautiful rich pink ruffled flower. It would be even better if it was just a couple of inches taller.
Height: 22"(56cm). Flower: 7"(17cm)
Price: £6
Betty Warren Woods
(Munson 1987) An immaculately formed, very ruffled, cream yellow flower with lemon highlights and a small green throat. Well branched with many buds and often reblooms. A superb daylily and an excellent parent for breeding.
Height: 24"(60 cm). Flower: 4.75"(12cm)
Price: £10
Betty Woods
(Kirchhoff 1980) A famous award winner with vivid, golden yellow double flowers. When established it has a long and productive season of bloom. The first of only two doubles to win the coveted Stout Medal (1991).
Height: 26"(66cm). Flower: 5.5"(14cm)
Price: £5
Bill Norris
(Kirchhoff 1993) Exquisitely formed and beautifully ruffled flowers of bright golden yellow. Stout Medal winner 2002.
Height: 29"(73cm). Flower: 5"(13cm)
Price: £6
Black Adder
(Wyers. J 2006) A very dark red flower with a yellow throat, raised here on the Isle of Wight and selected for the British climate. From 'Midnight Magic' breeding, it is slightly darker than its famous parent. The form is compact, round and well ruffled.
Height: 42"(106cm). Flower: 5"(13cm)
Price: £9.50
Black Ambrosia
(Salter 1991) A very dark purple with a green throat surrounded by an almost black halo. Rounded flowers that always open well.
Height: 28"(70cm). Flower: 5"(13cm)
Price: £6.50
Black Eye
(Goldner1984) Mauve pink with a deep purple eyezone.
Height: 30"(76cm). Flower: 5"(13cm)
Price: £4.50
Blessed Again
A green throat that blends into palest yellow flower (ivory cream) with almost white midribs. The edges of the petals are lightly ruffled.
Height: 24"(61cm). Flower: 4.5"(11.5cm)
Price: £6
Blessing
(Applegate 1989) This beautiful rose and cream pink bitone has darker pink veins and a yellow to green throat. The petals are delicately ruffled. One of our favourites.
Height: 22"(56cm). Flower: 5.25"(14cm)
Price: £6.50
Blonde is Beautiful
(Harris-Benz 1985) A superbly formed, full and ruffled, light creamy lemon yellow with a green throat.
Height: 28"(60cm). Flower: 6"(16cm)
Price: £4.50
Blue Happiness
(Spalding 1977) A classic Spalding pink, this ruffled beauty has a silky appearance. The colour is darker at the petal edges with a faint darker halo around the yellow green throat. We find that the flowers are smaller than registered (usually about 6"). Now becoming hard to obtain.
Height: 21"(53cm). Flower: 7"(18cm)
Price: £5.50
Bonanza
(Ferrick 1954) A distinctive, orange-yellow flower with a strong maroon eyezone. An old favourite.
Height: 34"(85cm). Flower: 5"(13cm)
Price: £3.50
Boulderbrook Serenity
(Elliott 1988) Another rarity, this is a large, gently ruffled, radiant gold flower with an olive green throat. Fragrant.
Height: 18"(46cm). Flower: 7"(18cm)
Price: £5
Bright Beacon
(Joiner 1990) An intriguing copper brown blend with a dark olive green throat. An attractive and unusual colour that stands out without being too brash.
Height: 30"(76cm). Flower: 6"(16cm)
Price: £5
Bright Spangles
(Baker 1956) An attractive and unusual combination of red dusted with gold. The petals are narrow but not "spidery". Tall, showy and aptly named.
Height: 42"(106cm). Flower: 5"(13cm)
Price: £4
Brocaded Gown
(Millikan 1979) Beautifully ruffled and frilly, crepe-textured, creamy lemon yellow. As its name suggests the flower is reminiscent of a ball gown, particularly in hot weather when it recurves, giving a billowing effect. Awarded Stout Medal 1987. One of the most popular daylilies.
Height: 26"(65cm). Flower: 6"(15cm)
Price: £5
Bubbling Brown Sugar
(Weston 1987) Yellow edged cinnamon a brown eyezone and a yellow green throat.
Height: 27"(69cm). Flower: 5.5"(14cm)
Price: £5
Buzz Bomb
(Hall 1961) In the garden this is a vibrant, bright red flower which is quite distinct. A closer look will reveal a red with an orange influence.
Height: 24"(61cm). Flower: 4.75"(12cm)
Price: £3
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