Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Whatley
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1998
Foliage type: Dormant
Scape height: 28 inches
Bloom size: 7 inches
Bloom time: Midseason
Plant Traits: Extended Bloom
Bud Count: 10-15
Branching: 3-way
Fertility: Pod Fertile
Pollen Fertile
Bloom Traits: Self
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: yellow self with green throat
AHS Awards: Honorable Mention: 2005

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Solar Music x Tet. John Allen
Child plants: 34 child plants

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  • Daylily

'Butter Cream' was a featured
Plant of the Day for February 11, 2023.
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Location: southeast Ohio
Date: 2023-06-22
Location: Haley Springs Farm
Date: 2022-06-27
No green throat on this hot day.
Location: Singing Oakes Garden, Blythewood, SC
Date: 2016-08-05
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2022-06-16
Mid Morning Image
Location: Haley Springs Farm
Date: 6/8/23
So photogenic!
Uploaded by annred97

Date: 2009-07-13
Location: My garden
Date: July-13-2015
Location: Stoneham MA
Date: 2023-07-16
Butter Cream
Location: Woodside, California 
Date: 2022
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-06-23
Location: SE Michigan
Date: 2015-07-19

Date: 2015-07-15
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Date: 06/20/2015
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2021-06-26
Early Morning Image
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2022-06-23
Early Morning Image
Location: Puyallup,Washington
Date: 2010-07-20
Love this plant
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Date: 2016-06-20
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2021-06-13
Late Morning Image
Location: Woodside, California 
Date: 2022
Location: Woodside, California 
Date: 2022
Unusual cristation on these rebloom scapes
Location: My garden
Date: 2023-07-03
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2022-06-07
Late Morning Image
Location: Puyallup,Washington
Date: 2010-07-20
amazed by this bloom
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2016-06-25
Location: SE Michigan
Date: 2015-08-14
Location: Woodside, California 
Date: 2022
Location: Woodside, California 
Date: 2022
Unusual cristation on these rebloom scapes
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2021-06-24
Early Morning Image
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2022-06-13
Mid Morning Image

Photo courtesy of Michael Bouman of Daylily Lay

Photo courtesy of Michael Bouman of Daylily Lay

Photo courtesy of Michael Bouman of Daylily Lay
Location: my garden-zone 6b
Date: 2023-07-02
Butter cream
Location: Haley Springs Farm
Date: 2019-06-08

Photo Courtesy of Fairyscape Daylilies. Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Hillside Daylilies. Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Lilywood Farms. Used with Permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Greenbush, MI
Date: 2022-08-07
Uploaded by hillbilly

Photo courtesy of MaryAnn Pruden of Lily House

Photo Courtesy of Fairyscape Daylilies. Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Haley Springs Farm
Date: 2020-06-06
Location: Haley Springs Farm
Date: 2022-07-31
Rebloom bouquet

Date: 1980-01-01
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2021-07-07
Location: Chapin, SC
Date: 2015-06-13
Photo from the Mid-Carolina Daylily Society show.

Photo Courtesy of Nova Scotia Daylilies Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Haley Springs Farm
Date: 2019-06-08

Date: 2008-07-16
Photo Courtesy of Nova Scotia Daylilies Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by vic

Photo Courtesy of Singing Oakes Garden

Photo Courtesy of Eclectic Gardens. Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Singing Oakes Garden, Blythewood, SC
Date: 2019-06-05
Early Morning Image
Location: Haley Springs Farm
Date: 2020-06-03
Comments:
  • Posted by Hembrain (Maryville, Tennessee - Zone 7a) on Jul 16, 2022 2:09 PM concerning plant:
    Robust (almost instant) rebloom here in 7a means more Butter Cream to love!

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