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Hemerocallis 'Leebea Orange Crush'
(Daylily)

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Hemerocallis 'Leebea Orange Crush'  
(Daylily)

Family:  Hemerocallidaceae
Hybridizer:  Gates, 1978
Light:  Full sun, sun-part shade
Height: 1-1.5' 
Spread:  1.5-2'
Blooms:  >4-5" single, round and ruffled orange-red petals surrounding big maroon eye and green  throat on 2' scape
Foliage:  Semi-evergreen
Ploidy:  Tetraploid

Soil:  Well-drained, loamy
Propagation:  Division, seeds
Uses:  Borders, beddings, containers
Comments:  Hemerocallis  'Leebea Orange Crush' or Daylily is a beautiful early mid-season rebloomer with a diurnal habit.  To bring out the best colors in the daylily, the dark colors have to be in part shade during the hottest part of the day so their colors would not fade.
USDA Hardiness Zones :  3-9