Hemerocallis ‘Over the Top’

Double 8-inch Blooms!

This Stamile introduction is a vigorous evergreen tetraploid.

The name says it all — not only are these blooms fully double, but they measure 8 inches across AND arise twice a season, affording the most spectacular showing of color yet from the Daylily family. Select a place of honor for ‘Over the Top,’ for it is guaranteed to steal the show in any setting.Introduced in 2000 by Stamile, this stunning cultivar is an evergreen tetraploid, with twice the chromosomal power of traditional diploids plus the year-round beauty of fresh, healthy foliage.

It flowers heavily in early midseason, then repeats near summer’s end with an encore nearly as floriferous as the first. Its vigor shows not only in its bloom strength but in the quick growth of the plant, which reaches 28 inches high and 18 to 24 inches wide.’Over the Top’ is an eye-catching neon pink with a rich red eyezone visible among the ruffles and whorls of its double set of petals. The edges of some petals are pale pink to nearly white, and the form is most unusual; recurved and assymetrical, it creates interesting new texture in the Daylily garden. Even if you seldom cut your Daylilies, ‘Over the Top’ begs for closer admiration!This fine cultivar was bred from [(H. 'With this Ring' x H. 'Big Blue'} x H. 'Lightning Strike'] x H. ‘Denial,’ and its fine parentage shows, season after season, in stellar garden performance.

Like all Daylilies, it tolerates environmental stresses from heat and humidity to poor soil and drought. Left alone by deer and other pests, it is untroubled by most diseases as well. One of the easiest perennials to grow, all it asks is well-drained soil and full sun to very light shade. Zones 4-9.”