{"product_id":"hemerocallis-sammy-russell","title":"Hemerocallis 'Sammy Russell'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHemerocallis 'Sammy Russell'\u003c\/em\u003e: Brick-Red Stars for the Late-Summer Slump\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDark crimson stars with golden streaks shooting down the middle of each petal. This daylily looks like it's been through a bonfire and enjoyed it. BRICK RED. ROCK SOLID. HEAT? BRING IT.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlant Characteristics:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eHemerocallis\u003c\/em\u003e 'Sammy Russell'\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCommon Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Daylily\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 75 cm (30 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpread:\u003c\/strong\u003e 60–75 cm (24–30 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlowers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dark crimson to brick red, star-shaped, with a golden yellow throat that streaks out along the centre of each petal. Each flower lasts one day.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom Time:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late summer (August to September)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Arching, strap-like green leaves that die back in winter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e Heat tolerant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere to Plant:\u003c\/strong\u003e Put it in the middle of a sunny border, where its tall stems can rise over shorter plants, or use it in a mass planting on a slope, along a fence or in a cottage-style bed. It copes well with clay soil. Deer and rabbits will graze the buds, so keep that in mind if they visit your yard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCompanion Plants:\u003c\/strong\u003e Plant 'Sammy Russell' in a sunny or part-shade bed with white anemones, raspberry peonies and lavender-blue asters. \u003cem\u003eAnemone sylvestris\u003c\/em\u003e opens white snowdrop anemones at 30 to 45 cm in May and June. \u003cem\u003ePaeonia 'Raspberry Sundae'\u003c\/em\u003e adds pink and cream bomb peonies at 90 cm in May and June. \u003cem\u003eAster 'October Skies'\u003c\/em\u003e brings lavender-blue asters at 45 to 60 cm in September and October. \u003cem\u003eCalamagrostis Hello Spring!®\u003c\/em\u003e stands behind at 90 to 120 cm with cream-striped blades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlant Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Plant in full sun for the best bloom. It will take part sun, with fewer flowers. Average, well-drained soil suits it, and it isn't fussy about soil type. Water well through the first season. After that, it only needs a drink during long droughts. Remove spent flowers and cut finished stems down to the base to keep the clump tidy. Cut the foliage back in late fall, or leave it and clear it in early spring. Divide every few years in spring or late summer, when the clump gets crowded and flowering starts to slow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistory:\u003c\/strong\u003e 'Sammy Russell' is an old cultivar, registered in 1951 and credited to a hybridizer named Russell, and as a dormant diploid it goes fully dormant in winter, which suits cold Canadian gardens. It has stayed in the trade for more than seventy years, a long run in a genus with tens of thousands of registered cultivars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinal Thoughts:\u003c\/strong\u003e It shows up in late summer when the garden starts to look tired. Give it sun and walk away. THE LATE SHIFT IS COVERED.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Perennials","offers":[{"title":"1 Gallon Pot \/ Red \/ 3","offer_id":67851586437398,"sku":"HEMESAR01","price":21.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0870\/5366\/4534\/files\/Hemerocallis_SammyRussell.png?v=1793736036","url":"https:\/\/blacksheepperennials.com\/products\/hemerocallis-sammy-russell","provider":"Black Sheep Perennials","version":"1.0","type":"link"}