Happy Days Are Here Again

Daylily plant named ‘Happy Days Are Here Again’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 2, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 15, 2034. This patent earned 78 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26628, the photograph of Happy Days Are Here Again printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26628, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

Abstract

A new and distinct Hemerocallis cultivar of the dormant type is provided. The new cultivar is very floriferous and forms attractive ruffled clean light yellow flowers displaying substantial substance, and a funnel-shaped form over an extended period of time. In U.S.D.A. Hardiness Zone No. 6, blooming commonly begins during late June and commonly ends in mid-September. The new cultivar displays a plurality of fans and a plurality of scapes per fan. In excess of 12 buds commonly are formed per scape. The new cultivar is well suited for growing as distinctive colorful ornamentation in the landscape.

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I claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Hemerocallis plant of the dormant type, which: (a) forms attractive ruffled clean light yellow flowers having substantial substance, and a funnel-shaped form, (b) possesses a long blooming season with substantially multiple repeat blooming, (c) exhibits a propensity to readily display a plurality of fans, and (d) readily forms a plurality of scapes per fan over the flowering season; substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP26628 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

Happy Days Are Here Again

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