Nocturnal

These nocturnal daylily flowers open late in the afternoon and stay open throughout the evening until the morning. If you spend time in the garden late in the day, these are the perfect daylilies for you. They will be fresh and beautiful in the late afternoon and evening garden. The daylilies with nocturnal flowers that are listed below are in good supply. We have smaller numbers of many other nocturnal flowering daylilies. We ship healthy double-fan divisions or clumps (4-5 fans), unless other-wise indicated. Occasionally, low stock varieties and some new introductions will be shipped as single fans. Our guarantee still applies.

Abbreviations used, in sequence:

4" - Flower size	D. - Dormant (foliage goes totally brown in early winter)	Ex.E - Extra early blooming	M.L. - Late midseason
(CL) - 4-5 fans	S.Ev. - Semi-evergreen ( may retain a small portion of green foliage during winter)	E. - Early blooming	H. M. - Honorable Mention
(T) - Tetraploid	Ev. - Evergreen ( reacts the same as Semi-evergreen here in the North)	E.M. - Early midseason	J. C. - Junior Citation of American Hemerocallis Society
35" - Flower scape height		M. - Midseason

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Spider and Spider-Like Daylilies

ALNA PRIDE (Barth) 36", D., E.M., 7" (T) $12.00

Absolutely unique, golden yellow with striking mahogany eye on the petals only. Glowing green throat is radiant. Very showy, fragrant and nocturnal.


ALNA PRIDE (Barth) 36", D., E.M., 7" (T) $12.00 Absolutely unique, golden yellow with striking mahogany eye on the petals only. Glowing green throat is radiant. Very showy, fragrant and nocturnal.
ART FESTIVAL (Peck) 30", D., M.L., 6 1/2" (T) $15.00 Beautiful, bright rose-pink blend with apricot throat. Nocturnal.
BEAUTY TO BEHOLD (Sellers) 24", S.Ev., M., 5 1/2" $10.00 Lemon daylily with green throat. Nocturnal. J.C. and H.M. Awards. Photograph.
BITSY (Warner) 18", Ev., Ex.E., 1 1/2" $10.00 Tiny, very round, beautifully formed, crisp yellow flower. A classic and consistent rebloomer. Nocturnal and extended blooming. H.M. and A.M. Awards.
BLACK CAESAR (Barrere) 24", D., M.L., 5 1/2" $12.00 Maroon self with yellow-gold throat. Fragrant and nocturnal. Photograph.
BLACK-EYED STELLA (Roberson) 13", D., E. to V.L., 3 1/4" $10.00 Yellow gold with red eyezone. Very long blooming and very floriferous. Attractive blue-green foliage. Nocturnal and reblooms. All American Daylily Selection (P.P. #7909).
BONE CHINA (Apps) 30", S.Ev., M., 4" $15.00 Near-white self with green throat. Nocturnal and extended blooming. Photograph.
BONNIE JON SETON (Peck) 26", D., E.M., 7" (T) $8.00 Very showy, bright lemon yellow with flat open form. Large and wide petalled. Fragrant and reblooms. H. M. and A.M. Awards. Limited.
BRENDA JANE (Peck) 27", D., M.L., 6 1/2" (T) $12.00 Large, yellow daylily with green throat. Fragrant and nocturnal.
BRIGHT CARNIVAL (Rudolph) 26", D., E., 5 1/2" (T) $10.00 Bright red bitone with green-yellow throat. Fragrant and nocturnal. Photograph.
BUTTERED POPCORN (Benzinger) 32", D., M.L., 6" (T) $12.00 This time-tested butter-yellow daylily is a real beauty, especially in a clump. A consistent rebloomer with excellent bud count gives this nocturnal a long season. Fragrant.
BUTTERFLY WALTZ (Brooks) 33", D., M., 4 1/4" (T) $12.00 A marvelous small flower of pale ivory that seems to dance in the evening garden. Green throat nicely sets off this delicate nocturnal.
BUTTERPAT (Kennedy) 20", D., M., 2 1/2" $10.00 Fine pale-yellow miniature. Nocturnal bloomer with low neat compact foliage. Reblooms reliably. Fragrant. Clumps.
CAPRICIAN HONEY GOLD (Rogers) 18", D., M.L., 3" (T) $10.00 Short, honey-gold miniature. Nocturnal and extended blooming. Reblooms.
CHEERFUL NOTE (Woods) 25", D., M., 3 1/4" $10.00 Perky, pony-sized, pale cream-yellow flower with faint-green throat, Its ruffled, round form and luminous color spark up the evening garden. This small flowered nocturnal bloomer offers real quality.
COLLEGE COLORS (Webster) 28", D., E.M., 8" (T) $30.00 Large purple flower, fragrant and nocturnal. Extended blooming. Limited.
CREAM DESIRE (Lenington) 22", S.Ev., M., 6 1/2" $10.00 Lovely cream flower with chartreuse throat. Nocturnal and extended blooming. H.M. Award. Limited.
CUNNING VIXEN (Lambert) 30, D., E., 2 3/4" $8.00 Pleasing nocturnal of straw yellow with crisp rose halo above a green throat. Nocturnal bloomer.
DOWAGER QUEEN (Barrere) 26", D., M., 6 1/2" (T) $10.00 Large, glowing peach-apricot pastel with neatly ruffled margin and yellow-green throat. Very fine glistening color. Fragrant and nocturnal. Limited.
ECHO THE SUN (Sobek) 41", D., M, 3 1/2" $18.00 Tiny, bright yellow flowers with green throat. Nocturnal and an excellent bloomer. Limited.
ELFIN STELLA (Jablonski) 11", D., Ex E. to V.L., 1 1/2" $10.00 Tiny, true yellow descendent of Stella de Oro is excellent for rock gardens and edging. Increases very rapidly. Nocturnal and reblooms. Great for the front of the border.
ENCHANTINGLY BEAUTIFUL (Elliot) 20", D., M., 6" $10.00 Pastel-lilac rose with faint deep rose halo and deep lime-green throat. Very fragrant, nocturnal and reblooms to offer a long season of bloom. Limited.
ETERNAL (Monette) 19", S.Ev., E., 6" $12.00 Dust-pink flower with green throat. Nocturnal and reblooms. Limited.
ETHEL BARFIELD SMITH (Hayward) 30", D., E.M., 6" $10.00 Heavily ruffled and crinkled buff yellow with light burgundy eyezone. Stunning, flat opening flower with very wide petals. Nocturnal, fragrant and reblooms. J.C. and H.M. Awards. Limited.
ETHEL SHEPHERD (Barth) 30", D., M., 6" $12.00 Large, wide-petalled, gold-peach flower. Heavily ruffled with prominent pink-lavender midribs. Magnificently branched nocturnal. Top quality. Limited.
EVENING BELL (Peck) 23", D., E.M., 7" (T) $7.00 Famous wide flat light greenish yellow. Marvelously formed and ruffled. Nocturnal and extended blooming. H.M. and A.M. Awards.
EXOTIC DANCER (Webster) 28", D., M., 7 1/2" (T) $25.00 Wine-purple spider-like flower with green throat. Fragrant and nocturnal. Extended bloomer. Very limited.
FAWN (Warner) 20", D., E., 2 1/2" $10.00 Unusual golden-brown miniature with soft-yellow throat. Heavy bloom with a long bloom season. Nocturnal and reblooms.
FLAMES OF FORTUNE (Peck) 30", D., E.M., 5 1/2" (T) $12.00 Glowing deep pinkish apricot. Wide petals are ruffled and creped. Overall quality look. Nocturnal and reblooms.
FLEETA (Claar) 36", D., M., 6" $12.00 Super brilliant red with extra-heavy substance. A true classic. Nocturnal. H.M. and A.M. Awards. Very limited.
FONDLY YOURS (Peck) 27", D., E.M., 6 1/2" (T) $12.00 Large yellow with green throat. Nocturnal. A superior daylily.
FOREVER STELLA (Jablonski) 14", D., Ex.E to V.L., 2 1/2" $8.00 Child of Stella de Oro that is even more floriferous, if that can be pictured. Fragrant yellow-gold nocturnal rebloomer. Perfect in pots or the front of the border.
FORSYTH PEARL DROPS (LeFever) 23", D., M.L., 4 1/2" $12.00 A flesh-pink nocturnal with a smooth opalescent glow and a green throat. Good bud count gives this a long bloom season. Fragrant and extended blooming. Very limited.
GLEEMAN SONG (Peck) 20", D., M., 6 1/4" (T) $8.00 Heavily ruffled, light lemon yellow with green throat. Flat form with especially wide creped petals that overlap. Superior quality. Nocturnal. A.M. and H.M.
GOLD THIMBLE (Hughes) 20", D., M., 1 1/2" $12.00 Tiny, bright orange miniature. Heavy blooming and long bloom season. Excellent nocturnal that reblooms. Limited.
HAWAIIAN NIGHTS (Pierce) 26", Ev., Ex.E., 5 1/2" $40.00 Purple daylily with black eyezone. Fragrant, Nocturnal and extended blooming. Limited.
IN STRAWBERRY TIME (Sobek) 18", D., Ex.E. $20.00 Tantalizing, small flowered, lightly ruffled, dusty-rose blend with a strawberry-wine eyezone and creamy white midribs. Its early bloom season, alluring color and nocturnal quality make it a popular attraction at the nursery.
JADE BOWL (Reckamp) 32", Ev., E., 5 1/2" (T) $8.00 Cream flower with blue-orchid midribs and green throat.
KAY GARDENER (Bergles) 26", D., M.L., 5" $10.00 Melon-rose flower with deeper-rose halo and gold throat. Nocturnal.
LADY GROSVENOR (Barth) 34", D., M., 6" (T) $12.00 Large pastel cream-pink flower with wide petals, heavy substance and small very pale green throat. The glowing light color carries across the garden. Nocturnal.
LEMON LACE (Rudolph) 32", D., E.M., 5" (T) $8.00 Clear crisp lemon-yellow flower with thin darker "laced edges" and a dark green throat. Sunfast, very fragrant and nocturnal extended bloomer.
LITTLE SQUIZ (Apps) 26, D., M., 2 1/2" $10.00 Dark red gem with very dark red eyezone and green throat. Extended blooming and nocturnal. Limited.
MAY MAY (Hayward) 30", S.Ev., E., 3 1/2" $12.00 Very pale, creamy yellow with green throat that looks near white from a distance. Nocturnal, fragrant and reblooms. Good bud count and long season make it a good choice for any garden.
MINI STELLA (Jablonski) 10", D., E., 1 1/4" $8.00 Diminutive form of Stella de Oro. Smaller and neater in all parts. Tiny fragrant yellow flowers with burnt-orange eyezone and green throat. Abundant and external blooming. Nocturnal. A real gem. Plant it in a pot or in the front of the border.
NUMINOUS MOMENTS (Apps) 26", D., E.M., 4 1/2" $12.00 Rose-pink flower with purple band, darker band eyezone and light-yellow throat. Fragrant and nocturnal with prominent veining.
PARDON ME (Apps) 18", D., M., 2 3/4" $10.00 Fragrant bright red miniature with yellow-green throat. Great bud count. Nocturnal daylily that reblooms. H.M. and A.M. Awards. Limited.
PENOBSCOT (Barth) 34", D., M.L., 5" (T) $30.00 Glowing scarlet-red daylily with extraordinarily heavy branching. Glistening gold throat, white midribs and small greenish throat. Keeps color in the most intense sun. Late blooming and nocturnal.
PUDDIN (Kennedy) 20", D., M., 2 1/2" $10.00 Prize winning, small yellow miniature beautiful flat, round and overlapping petals. Nocturnal. H.M. Award.
PUNK (Apps) 26", D., M.L., 2 3/4" $18.00 Dark purple daylily with yellow-green throat. Nocturnal and reblooms.
QUICK GOLD (Barth) 28", D., M., 6" (T) $12.00 Beautiful butter-gold flower. Fragrant and nocturnal.
SO SEEMLY (Peck) 18", D., M., 6" (T) $8.00 Light yellow-green flower with green throat. Nocturnal. J.C. and H.M. Awards.
SPARKLING ORANGE (Barth) 34", D., E.M., 6" (T) $18.00 This super daylily is a huge glistening, diamond-dusted brilliant orange with very wide petals. Fragrant and nocturnal. Extended blooming. Top quality.
SPREAD GOLD (Barth) 36", D., M., 7" (T) $10.00 Large, fragrant, very wide-petalled, chrome-yellow daylily with a green throat. So heavily branched that when several flowers are in bloom it makes a sheet of color. Nocturnal.
SYMPHONY (Stout) 44", D., E.M. $8.00 Very tall orange and yellow bi-color. Fragrant, nocturnal and extended blooming.
TALL ANGEL (Barth) 41", D., E.M., 6" (T) $15.00 Magnificent, wide and recurved petalled, light lilac flower on tall scapes. Beautiful large pastel greenish-yellow watermark. Gives a fine round look. Fragrant and nocturnal.
TETRINA'S DAUGHTER (Fay) 36", S.Ev., M.L. 5" (T) $15.00 Tall, beautiful, nocturnal daylily with bright yellow flowers. Fragrant and extended blooming.
THREE SEASONS (Sobek) 21", D., Ex.E. to V.L., 2 2/3" $15.00 Miniature, light yellow jewel with a small green throat. Reblooms, almost spanning the daylily season here, with nine buds per scape and 3 or 4 scapes per fan. Nocturnal and extended blooming.
TINY STELLA (Jablonski) 10", D., Ex.E. to V.L., 2" $10.00 Petite gold nocturnal with green throat. Very low growing. Perfect for pots or the front of the garden. Reblooms.
TOSCO (Winniford) 13", S.Ev., E.M., 3 1/2" $10.00 Small beige-yellow self with green throat and center doubling. Nocturnal and extended blooming.
TRUE HEART (Webster) 18", D., E.M., 3" $15.00 Near-white daylily with heart-shaped rose-red halo and green throat. very fragrant, nocturnal and extended blooming. Limited.
VANESSA BARTH (Barth) 34", D., M., 6" (T) $15.00 Large purplish-red polychrome flower with showy large almost-blue watermark over a green throat. Different and striking color combination. Nocturnal. Limited.
WEST RIVER MOON (Simpson) 27", S.Ev., E.M., 5 1/2" $10.00 Fragrant, pale lemon-yellow flower with deep green throat. Three way branching makes for a profusion of blooms. Fragrant and nocturnal.
WHITE TEMPTATION (Sellers) 32", S.Ev., M., 5" $12.00 Diamond-dusted near white with chartreuse throat. Nocturnal. Very popular. H.M. Award. Limited.
YELLOW BOUNTY (Fay) 26", D., M., 6" $8.00 Fragrant yellow double daylily. Nocturnal and extended blooming.

We are building stock on the following spider and nocturnal flowering daylilies (Hemerocallis), and they will be available in future years: Aegean Temple; Ah Youth; Amberland; Annie Go Lightly; Apple Tart; Ariel; Camelot Green; Carolicollossal; Cream Magic; Double Sometimes; Ebony and Ivory; Honor Cadet; Jersey Breeze; Jest; Little Dart; Little Infant Baby; Lydias Purple; Macho; Maestro Leonardo; Punk; Ruth Spofford; Sixteen Candles; Touched by Midas; Veiled Prophet and White Tie Affair.

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