Daylily 'Frans Hals'

Beautiful Daylily! Planted in my garden a few years ago, then did a major renovation on the property and had to dig up 90% of the plants...Read More (including this Daylily)..... All three clumps were completely unfazed by the rough treatment --- in the heat of summer, no less -- and came back to bloom the following year.

In my NYC garden 'Frans Hals' blooms continually from mid-July to mid-Sept. with minimal care. It's also much more heat tolerant than my other Daylilies in the same space.

First bloom appeared 6/24, which in zone 5 is early; ML bloom time is questionable. Lovely plant!

When Wilmer Flory registered Frans Hals, naming it for the painter, it was the first serious bicolored daylily. Its continuing availabil...Read Moreity measures just how serious that is. Personally I like the way the scapes are so branchy that well grown clumps do a display that looks like curled ribbons rather than emphasizing the single blossoms.

I was given this daylily by a friend -- what a nice surprise when it bloomed! It was tiny when I got it and had been out of the ground ...Read Morefor some time, but recovered quickly and has grown fast. The warm colors are lovely and make a bright spot in the garden. I've seen this used in a large grouping in front of a restaurant, which was very impressive. I have also seen the name of this daylily spelled Franz Hall or Franz Hals. I'm not sure what the correct name actually is. In any case, I recommend this lily for anyone's garden. Very nice.