Re-Blooming Daylily 'Catherine Woodbury'
Re-Blooming Daylily 'Catherine Woodbury'

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5.5
5.5" Perennial
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Regularly: $14.99 ea

Re-Blooming Daylily 'Catherine Woodbury'

Scott's Nursery Ltd.

$14.99
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Introduce a breath of soft, ethereal elegance to your summer garden with this timeless and romantic classic. This exquisite daylily forms a robust, graceful mound of arching, strap-like, bright green foliage that creates a lush, fountain-like effect in the landscape. Rising proudly above this handsome base on strong, branched stems is an abundance of large, fragrant blossoms displaying an incredibly delicate colour palette. The pastel, orchid-pink to soft lavender petals feature beautifully ruffled edges and surround a glowing, luminous chartreuse-yellow throat. Glistening in the morning sun and releasing a sweet, delicate fragrance, it creates a calm, soothing focal point that brings pure cottage-garden enchantment to any sunny spot.
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Plant Details

Mature Size:

26-30" H x 18-24" W

Zone:

3-9

Watering:

Low to Medium

Type:

Herbaceous Perennial

Growth Rate:

Fast

Light:

Full Sun/Partial Shade

Plant Profile

Common Names:

Catherine Woodbury Daylily, Pastel Lavender Daylily, Fragrant Daylily

Scientific Name:

Hemerocallis 'Catherine Woodbury'

Type:

Thriller / Filler / Mid-to-Late Summer Ornamental Perennial

Growth Details:

Mature Size: Height of 65–75 cm (26–30 inches) x Width of 45–60 cm (18–24 inches).

Growth Habit: Upright, clumping, and arching.

Form: Dense, fountain-like mound.

Growth Rate: Fast; rapidly increases its clump size and bud count year after year.

Flowering: Highly prolific; features heavily branched scapes with numerous buds that open sequentially.

Flowering Time: Mid to late summer.

Flower Colour: Soft pastel orchid-pink/lavender with a bright chartreuse-yellow throat.

Environmental Needs:

Exposure: Full sun to partial shade (performs best with 4 to 6+ hours of daily sunlight).

Soil Preferences: Thrives in average, medium-moisture loam. Prefers a neutral to slightly acidic pH (\(6.0 - 6.8\)).

Soil Tolerance: Exceptional adaptability; easily tolerates heavy clay, poor sand, dry soil, and compacted ground where other perennials struggle.

Watering: Low to moderate. Highly drought-tolerant once its extensive, fleshy root system anchors.

Container Role: Acts as an outstanding, structural Thriller or bold Filler in large patio estate containers.

Special Features:

Disease Resistances: Remarkably tough and virtually immune to most common garden pests, displaying high natural resistance to crown rot.

Native Species: Developed through advanced modern hybridization of parental species originally native to Asia.

Fast Growing: Swiftly expands into a large, multi-stemmed flowering clump.

Attracts: A major magnet for butterflies, hummingbirds, and native bees.

Uses: Mass plantings, roadside landscaping, container displays, and summer borders.

Resistance: Highly resistant to drought, heat, poor soil, urban pollution, road salt, and rabbits.
Care Guide

Ornamental & Landscape Value

Seasonal Interest:

Bloom Information: Features large, 4.5-inch wide, ruffled blossoms with a sweet, light fragrance and extreme showiness.

Fall Colour: Foliage remains a rich green late into the season before turning amber and dying back after a hard freeze.

Garden Value:

Ornamental Interest: Delivers exceptional visual impact through its large pastel flowers, ruffled petal margins, and fountain-like architectural foliage.

Landscaping Uses: Perfect for mass foundation plantings, sunny borders, erosion control on hillsides, cottage gardens, and urban streetscapes.

Garden/Landscape Benefits: An absolute workhorse that fills empty space quickly, crowds out aggressive weeds, and provides reliable summer color with minimal care. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Wildlife & Human Value:

Wildlife Value: Provides an excellent high-summer nectar station for migrating hummingbirds and large butterflies.

Human Value: The absolute ultimate "indestructible" perennial for busy homeowners. It offers maximum visual reward and high-impact curb appeal with practically zero effort or maintenance.

Planting & Care Guide

Planting Considerations:

Best Time To Plant: Early spring or early autumn when natural rainfall is frequent and temperatures are mild.

Spacing: Space 45–60 cm (18–24 inches) apart from center to center to allow the fountain-like foliage room to spread out.

Location Tips: Excellent for planting on hot, dry slopes or along walkways where road salt might wash into the soil. Avoid deep, heavy woodland shade.

Companion Plants: Pairs beautifully with Salvia, Echinacea (Coneflower), Leucanthemum (Shasta Daisy), and Perovskia (Russian Sage).

Care:

Light Requirements: Performs beautifully in full sun to partial shade. Light afternoon shade is highly beneficial to prevent the delicate pastel lavender petals from bleaching or fading in intense heat.

Moisture Requirements: Prefers moist, well-drained soil, but easily survives dry spells once its root system establishes.

Maintenance: Low maintenance. Snap off individual faded blossoms daily to keep the stem looking pristine. Cut the entire flower stalk (scape) down to the ground once all its buds have finished blooming.

Fertilization: Apply a balanced, slow-release garden fertilizer or a top-dressing of organic compost in early spring as fresh green blades emerge.

Tolerances:

High drought and heat tolerant, Clay soil and poor soil tolerant, Urban pollution and road salt tolerant, Black walnut tree tolerant (resists juglone), Rabbit resistant

Tips For Success:

Thinning/Pinching: For maximum bloom power, divide the clumps every 3–4 years in early spring or early autumn. This rejuvenates the center and gives you extra plants to spread around.

Support/Staking: Completely unnecessary; the flower scapes are thick, heavy, and engineered to remain perfectly upright under the weight of the blooms.

Mulching: Apply a 5 cm (2-inch) layer of shredded wood mulch around the base in spring to preserve moisture and suppress weeds until the foliage arches over to shade the soil.

Winter Protection: No special winter protection required. The plant is incredibly cold-hardy; simply clean away the dead, collapsed leaves in early spring before new growth starts.