Daylily Unknown Soldier

Unknown Soldier (Best, 2015)

Unknown Soldier is a bold diploid daylily valued for its strong fertility and distinctive sculpted features. Midseason blooms are carried on sturdy scapes, making it both a reliable garden plant and a useful breeding cultivar.

The rich purple self flowers are highlighted by barbed appendages, adding texture and visual interest without overpowering the clean, solid coloration. Its balanced form and functional fertility make it especially appealing to hybridizers.

This dormant cultivar reaches 25 inches tall with 5-inch blooms, producing 18 buds on 3 branches for a long and generous flowering display.

Plant Details
Height 25 inches (64 cm)
Bloom Size 5 inches (13 cm)
Bloom Season Midseason
Foliage Dormant
Ploidy Diploid
Bud Count 18
Branches 3
Form Sculpted
Color Purple self with barbed appendages
Fertility Pod and pollen fertile
Parentage Michael's Sword × sdlg