Product Description
Hemerocallis 'Bright Note' PPAF (25) Bare Root Plants
PPAF (Plant Patent Applied For)
Common Name: Daylily 'Bright Note'
Hemerocallis 'Bright Note' lives up to its name, bringing a cheerful and vibrant presence to the garden with its profusion of sunny yellow flowers. Measuring 2.5 to 3 inches across, the blooms offer pure, consistent color. What truly sets 'Bright Note' apart is its incredible reblooming capability, boasting an abundance of buds per scape that ensures a remarkably long-lasting display throughout the summer. Like many daylilies, it is exceptionally adaptable, thriving in various conditions and requiring minimal maintenance once established.
'Bright Note' offers a combination of reliability and cheerful beauty:
- Exceptional Rebloomer: This variety is noted for its prolific bud count and strong tendency to rebloom, providing waves of flowers well beyond the initial midsummer flush.
- Early Midseason Bloomer: Begins its main flowering period slightly earlier in the season, typically starting in early July.
- Dormant Foliage: Unlike evergreen or semi-evergreen types, 'Bright Note' has dormant foliage, meaning the leaves die back completely to the ground in late autumn and re-emerge fresh in spring. This is a normal characteristic for many daylily cultivars, especially in colder climates.
- Diploid: It is a diploid daylily, possessing the standard 22 chromosomes. While tetraploids are often associated with larger flowers and thicker scapes, diploids frequently offer intricate patterns, gracefulness, and rapid multiplication.
- High Adaptability: Shares the classic daylily toughness, tolerating urban pollution, poor and dry soils, slopes, and proximity to pavement salted during winter. It is also unaffected by juglone from Black Walnut trees.
- Pollinator Friendly: The bright yellow flowers attract butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees.
- Critter Resistant: Typically resistant to rabbits. Deer resistance may vary.
- PPAF: This designation means Plant Patent Applied For, indicating it is a newer cultivar for which propagation rights are protected.
- Flowers: Relatively smaller than some modern hybrids, measuring 2.5 to 3 inches (6−7.5 cm) in diameter. The blooms are a clear, consistent sunny yellow to gold shade. Flowers are borne on sturdy stems (scapes) that rise above the foliage, with each scape carrying numerous buds for a long bloom sequence.
- Foliage: Forms a clump of arching, linear, grass-like leaves in a vibrant green shade. As a dormant variety, the foliage provides texture during the growing season before dying back completely in winter.
- Habit: Herbaceous perennial forming a dense clump. Flower scapes are upright.
- Size: Reaches a mature height of approximately 25 inches (63.5 cm) with a spread of 18 to 24 inches (46−61 cm).
- Height: 25 inches (63.5 cm)
- Spread: 18 - 24 inches (46−61 cm)
- Flower Size: 2.5 - 3 inches (6−7.5 cm)
- Flower Color: Sunny Yellow / Gold
- Foliage: Dormant, Green
- Bloom Time: Early Midseason (approx. early July), Exceptional Rebloomer
- Hardiness Zones: USDA Zones 3 - 9
- Sun Exposure: Full Sun (more than 6 hours direct sun) to Part Shade (4-6 hours direct sun). Best flowering occurs in full sun.
- Water Needs: Low to Average. Drought tolerant once established.
- Soil: Highly adaptable; tolerates poor, average, and fertile soils.
- Soil pH: Adaptable to Acidic (pH<7.0), Neutral (pH=7.0), and Alkaline (pH>7.0) conditions.
- Growth Rate: Medium
- Ploidy: Diploid
- Status: PPAF (Plant Patent Applied For)
- Attracts: Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Bees
- Resilience: Rabbit Resistant, Salt Tolerant, Juglone Tolerant, Pollution Tolerant.
Native Habitat
The genus Hemerocallis originates from Asia (China, Korea, Japan). 'Bright Note' PPAF, however, is a cultivated variety (cultivar) resulting from deliberate breeding programs aimed at selecting desirable traits like its vibrant yellow color, compact flower size, and especially its prolific reblooming habit. As such, it does not have a native habitat but is well-suited to garden cultivation across its hardiness range.
Landscaping Design Tips
The cheerful color and long bloom period of 'Bright Note' make it a versatile garden performer:
- Borders: Ideal for the front or middle of perennial borders, where its bright yellow flowers provide a long season of cheerful color.
- Mass Planting: Excellent for planting in large groups or drifts. Space plants 18-24 inches apart. Massing 'Bright Note' creates a stunning sea of yellow during bloom and serves as an effective, low-maintenance groundcover. Perfect for brightening slopes, banks, or roadsides.
- Edging: Use along pathways or garden beds for a continuous line of summer color.
- Containers: Performs well in larger patio pots and containers, bringing its sunny disposition to patios and decks. Ensure good drainage.
- Difficult Sites: Capitalize on its tolerance for salt spray, pollution, poor soil, and juglone by planting it in challenging landscape areas.
- Garden Styles: Complements Cottage, Eclectic, and traditional garden styles. Its bright color works well in contemporary designs too.
- Companion Planting: The clear yellow flowers pair beautifully with plants offering blue or purple flowers (e.g., Salvia nemorosa, Veronica spicata, Catmint (Nepeta), Lavender (Lavandula)) or those with contrasting dark or silver foliage (e.g., Heuchera, Artemisia).
Hardiness
Hemerocallis 'Bright Note' is reliably hardy in USDA Zones 3 through 9, capable of withstanding winter lows from −40∘F to 20∘F. As a dormant daylily, its foliage will naturally die back completely to the ground in autumn across all these zones. This dormancy is a survival mechanism, and healthy new growth will emerge from the crown in the spring. Its inherent toughness ensures good survival within this broad climate range.
Planting and Cultivation
'Bright Note' is easy to grow, following standard daylily cultivation practices:
- Timing: Plant in spring or early fall (allowing 4-6 weeks before frost).
- Location: Full sun (6+ hours) is ideal for maximum flowering. Tolerates part shade, but expect fewer blooms.
- Soil Preparation: Adapts to most soils but prefers well-drained loam. Amend heavy clay or poor sandy soils with compost.
- Planting: Dig a hole wider than the root mass. Position the plant so the crown (where foliage meets roots) sits about 1 inch (2.5 cm) below soil level. Backfill, firm gently, and water thoroughly.
- Spacing: Allow 18 to 24 inches (46−61 cm) between plants for mature growth and airflow.
- Watering: Water consistently after planting until established. Mature plants tolerate drought but perform best (especially reblooming) with average moisture, particularly during hot, dry periods.
- Fertilizing: Generally requires little fertilizer. A light application of a balanced fertilizer in early spring is sufficient.
- Mulching: Apply a 2-3 inch layer of organic mulch around the plant (avoiding the crown) to retain moisture and reduce weeds.
- Maintenance:
- Deadheading: Removing spent flowers can keep the plant looking tidy, though it's not essential for rebloom on strong rebloomers like this one. Remove the entire flower scape once all its buds have finished blooming.
- Fall/Spring Cleanup: Crucial for dormant types – remove all dead foliage in late fall or early spring before new growth starts. This improves air circulation and reduces potential overwintering sites for pests or diseases.
- Division: Divide clumps every 3-5 years, or when flowering diminishes, typically in early spring or late summer/early fall after blooming.
- Pests and Diseases: Daylilies are generally robust. Keep an eye out for aphids, spider mites, or thrips. Daylily rust and leaf streak can occur; maintaining good air circulation and removing dead foliage helps. Remember its valuable tolerance to juglone and salt spray.
Other Details
The most important part of the plant is its root system. Healthy roots are the foundation of a healthy, vibrant plant. The type of plug container used is based on the specific needs of the plants. Perennials offered as bare root traditionally perform better when planted as bare root.Planted in a specialized mix, potted plants have well established root systems. Top growth stage will vary depending on the current life cycle and time of year when shipped. In Winter and early Spring dormant plants may be shipped. Dormant plants may be planted right away, even before the last frost date.
Most bare root varieties are field grown for at least one season, though Hemerocallis and Hosta are grown for two seasons. The bulk of the soil is removed during the harvesting process and the tops of most varieties are trimmed back to the crown. They are graded, packed in shredded aspen or sphagnum moss and stored in freezers until ready to be shipped.
See our Container Sizes and Bare Root Perennials pages for more information.
Plant information and care is provided in the Overview section, Plant Genus Page and general information is provided in the Planting Care & Guides. Additional questions can be asked on each Plant page.
Plant Spacing: Using the maximum mature spread or width of a plant to guide spacing, ensures space to grow to full size. To fill an area sooner, plant them closer together. Just remember, future thinning or transplanting may be needed.
Water: Keep a close eye on newly planted perennials, especially throughout the first growing year. Most early plant loss is due to too much or too little water!
