The ‘Forty Second Street’ Daylily (Hemerocallis ‘Forty Second Street’) is a highly popular, award-winning double daylily featuring pastel pink petals, a vibrant rose eyezone, and a chartreuse-to-yellow throat. Hybridized by David Kirchhoff in 1991, it produces dramatic, ruffled blooms. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Key Plant Features
- Bloom Type: Double; may produce single or semi-double blooms in its first season until the plant is fully established.
- Bloom Size & Season: Features large, 5-inch (12 cm) blooms that appear mid-season and often re-bloom throughout the summer and early fall.
- Plant Size: Grows to a mature height of about 24 inches (60 cm) with a similar spread.
- Foliage: Evergreen (ev.), meaning the foliage stays green in warmer climates.
- Awards: Won the American Daylily Society’s Award of Merit in 1999 and Honorable Mention in 1996. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
Growing Guidelines
