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Family: Hemerocallidaceae (hem-er-oh-kal-id-AY-see-ee) (Info) Genus: Hemerocallis (hem-er-oh-KAL-iss) (Info) Cultivar: Red Volunteer Hybridized by Oakes; Year of Registration or Introduction: 1984
Hardiness: USDA Zone 3a: to -39.9 °C (-40 °F) USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 °C (-35 °F) USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F) USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F) USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
Sun Exposure: Full Sun Sun to Partial Shade
Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
Patent Information: Non-patented
Propagation Methods: By dividing the rootball
Bloom Time: Midseason (M)
Flower Size: Large (more than 4.5" diameter)
Blooming Habit: Diurnal (diu.)
Flower Type: Single
Bloom Color: Red
Color Patterns: Self
Flower Fragrance: No fragrance
Foliage Habit: Dormant (dor.)
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Awards (if applicable): Stout Silver Medal Runner-up Lenington All-American Award (or runner-up) Award of Merit (or runner-up) Honorable Mention
On Aug 10, 2011, susansconi from Rumford, RI (Zone 5b) wrote:
A must have red! Gorgeous color that refuses to fade or wither.Really nice, tall foliage w/thick scapes tall enough to stand well over.HUGE perfectly formed 7" flowers.When purchasing, I visited a Daylily farm that grows hundreds of varieties, but this red is so stunning and prolific, it stood out to me and seemed far superior to all the other reds in the garden.It did extremely well in mine and draws the most compliments of all the daylilies I own.
On Sep 7, 2009, FlowerManiac from Coppell, TX (Zone 8a) wrote:
New to my garden last year and all I can say is WOW .... grew large and began spreading quickly, the foliage clump is big for daylilies, produced an abundance of flowers on tall scapes the first year that were a brilliant red which even the hot Texas summer sun couldn't fade.
On Jul 10, 2007, alwaysaflowergirl from Coventry, CT wrote:
WHERE DID THE RED GO? This is a beautiful daylily...the red is bright and deep and velvety! okay, WAS beautiful. The strangest thing happened. As I have been impatiently awaiting the burst of red in my two gardens that offset the other colors and attract the hummingbirds, I was astonished to come home after a weekend away to find YELLOW daylillies bursting. They are gorgeous, but now one of my gardens has an over abundance of yellow. Can someone tell me how this happened? I know I planted Red Volunteer in May 2006...they were stunning last summer. Where did all the pretty red flowers go?
My favorite daylily. The color is so rich and complex. It grows here in central New York in partial shade. I have it in two places--on a steep slope, and streamside
On Jul 12, 2004, BUFFY690 from Prosperity, SC (Zone 7b) wrote:
I had a neighbor wanting a really red daylily when I got to the daylily farm I saw this and knew this was the one. It is really pretty I am gonna have to dab some pollen from this one in my crosses.
On Jan 29, 2003, mystic from Ewing, KY (Zone 6a) wrote:
7" red blooms,30" scapes,Oakes (1984)
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
, Trinity, Alabama Vinemont, Alabama Waterbury, Connecticut Chicago, Illinois Fairfield, Illinois Machesney Park, Illinois Granger, Indiana Logansport, Indiana Solsberry, Indiana Macgregor, Iowa Ewing, Kentucky Hebron, Kentucky Durham, Maine Falmouth, Maine Linthicum, Maryland Excelsior, Minnesota Verona, Mississippi Auburn, New Hampshire Keene, New Hampshire Los Alamos, New Mexico Cayuga Heights, New York Kingstown, North Carolina Huber Ridge, Ohio Perrysburg, Ohio East Norriton, Pennsylvania Freedom, Pennsylvania Newport, Rhode Island Rumford, Rhode Island North Augusta, South Carolina Bloomingdale, Tennessee , Texas Coppell, Texas Houston, Texas Rose City, Texas Fairfax, Virginia Kalama, Washington Kingston, Washington Poulsbo, Washington Lake Lac La Belle, Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin Mount Horeb, Wisconsin Sussex, Wisconsin
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