Red Hot Returns

Red Hot Returns

Daylily plant named ‘Red Hot Returns’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired September 14, 2021. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP13499, the photograph of Red Hot Returns printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP13499, 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 semi-evergreen type named ‘Red Hot Returns’ is provided. The new cultivar is very floriferous and forms attractive bright cherry red blossoms over an extended period of time that commonly begins during late May to early June and commonly ends during early to mid-October in Hardiness Zone No. 7. The new plant readily forms fans and readily forms a number of scapes per fan. The new cultivar is particularly 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 semi-evergreen type, substantially as herein shown and described, which: (a) Forms attractive bright cherry red flowers having a substantial substance and a funnel-shaped form, (b) Possesses a long blooming season with substantially continuous 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.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP13499 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

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