Hemerocallis Autumn Minaret Iris 'Fanny's Aster' is quite handsome

'Fanny's Aster' is quite handsome in its dried winter form

The red-flowered 'Akebono' (Red Dragon) is sadly the much less hardy diploid form

and growth slows dramatically in dense shade

flowering will be sparse if at all

They are the type of long blooming plant that are good foils for the show stoppers that come and go such as lilies that are in bloom for a few weeks

Hemerocallis Autumn Minaret Iris 'Fanny's Aster' is quite handsome(A. B. Stout 51) Hemerocallis 'Autumn Minaret' is a reliable, passalong deciduous A. B. Stout hybrid that still ranks high on my list of favorite garden worthy daylilies. In July and August, Hemerocallis 'Autumn Minaret' is topped with rigid, 75" tall, see through stalks of fragrant yellow flowers with a dark peachy "eye" marking on every other petal attractive to hummingbirds and gardeners who like daylilies they can look up to. I can think of few