Persian Ruby has massive spider-type flowers nearly 8 inches across with long, spoon-shaped petals in deep purplish red. A large green throat makes a vivid contrast with the dark petals.
A high bud count means the plant bursts into bloom in early to mid July on 30-inch scapes.
What it looks like
Huge flowers nearly 8 inches across with long, narrow, spoon-shaped tepals in deep purplish red, spreading wide in a spidery form around a large bright green throat. Each bloom lasts a day, but many buds open in turn on branched scapes rising to about 30 inches above a fountain of long, arching, strap-shaped medium green leaves. The foliage clump is about 18 inches tall and 18 to 24 inches wide. At peak bloom many large spidery ruby flowers are open at once.
Growing it with lavender
Its ruby flowers add drama behind lavender and grow well in the same full sun and well-drained soil.
Care
Grow in full sun to light part shade (at least six hours of sun for the best bloom) in average, well-drained soil; once established it handles heat, clay and dry spells. Hardy in zones 3 to 9. Snap off faded flowers for a tidy look, cut bare scapes to the base after bloom and divide crowded clumps every few years.
At a glance
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Botanical name: Hemerocallis
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Flower color: Deep purplish red with a large green throat
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Foliage: Medium green
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Growth habit: Arching, fountain-like clump
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Mature size: 30 in tall × 18–24 in wide
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USDA hardiness zones: 3–9
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Light: full sun, part sun to part shade
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Bloom start: Early-July
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Peak bloom: Mid-July
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Bloom pattern: Single Flush
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Deer resistance: Susceptible
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Pollinator value: Good
Sizes and shipping
Dormant bare-root plant, sold in boxes of 25 per variety (order in multiples of 25). Bare-root plants ship or are picked up March 1–May 31 only. They are soil-free, so they may ship to every state in that window. Dormant plants often show little or no top growth on arrival; plant or heel them in promptly.