Daylily 'Siloam Merle Kent'

A great edging daylily that blooms from mid -June throughout July and into August. The color varies with soil ph and sun exposure. My d...Read Moreaylilies are a unique lilac pink ( a purple coneflower coloring) with a dark burgundy eye with some ruffling on edges.. They increase nicely and flower well even in partial sun/shade. They do not need protection in our zone 5 garden which experiences harsh freeze/thaw cycles and drying winter winds.

purchased through Wayside Gardens years ago and it never bloomed as beautifully as the photo. A very muddy plum color and the eye was not...Read More any better. Was quite dark. grown in full sun but never much increase either. Finally traded with a fellow DG member as think it may be my climate. That or it was a cheap import.

This cultivar has done well for me in the Red River Valley of the North (zone 4b). I submitted a picture of a random double flower

I got my fan of Merle Kent in 2005 and it bloomed in 2006 but now it is 2008 and I have yet to see another bloom on it. I have this in pa...Read Morertial shade and it might need full sun. Will move this summer if it does not bloom.