Viewing post #3092425 by DionneRobert

Lyshack said: Oh look at that. Your name is Dionne, and two of the plants are Baby Di and Lady Di Summers. Hmmm...

I did a Google search on those two daylilies and didn't get any hits. They were from the 90s, and some times sellers rotate what they sell, so it might be hard to find from a seller. I don't know if you have access to your Grandmother's property, but here are some descriptions of the plants, if you've seen these at her house, or other family member's houses. The one is a "double", which is a little more unique and might be easier to recognize??? Maybe???


Information from the American Daylily Society on Baby Di

'Baby Di' (Kimble-Summers, 1990)
scape height 24 in, (61 cm)
bloom size 4 in, (10 cm)
bloom season Midseason
ploidy Diploid
foliage type Dormant
bloom habit Extended
seedling # 74-63
Color: apricot pink self with green throat
Parentage: (Fairy Tale Pink × Beverly Ann)

Information from the American Daylily Society on Lady Di Summers

'Lady Di Summers' (Kimble-Summers, 1990)
scape height 20 in, (51 cm)
bloom size 4.5 in, (11 cm)
bloom season Early-Midseason
form Double
ploidy Diploid
foliage type Dormant
bloom habit Extended
seedling # 81-197
Color: apricot pink self with green throat
Parentage: (Fond Hope × Joyful Occasion)

The hybridizer is listed as Kimble-Summers, which often means the original hybridizer didn't register the plant, but a friend registered the plant. Does Kimble ring a bell? Family friend? I Google "daylilies by Kimble" and didn't get the name of someone who is selling Kimble daylilies.

I did notice Kimble registered a number of daylilies around the time of Baby Di and Lady Di Summers. Judging by the names on the daylilies, I want to say Kimble hybridized out of the Baltimore area. Maybe they have a garden center or farm in that area.

Good luck!

Thank you so much! I'll see if my mom may remember what it looked like. I think she sold the hybrid to a nursery or seller but they let her name it.