This page has weekly slide shows showing the first bloom for all 167 daylily varieties that bloomed in 2023.  So you too can experience the excitement of what it feels like to walk through your daylily garden and see which new beautiful variety started to bloom that day.

167 daylily varieties bloomed in 2023.  The first daylily bloomed on Mar 23 and the last on Oct 6th. That's 6 months of flowers!  The average number of varieties blooming by week (Sun thru Sat) in 2023 was:

Apr 2 - 4 varieties, Apr 9 - 5 varieties, Apr 16 - 12 varieties, Apr 23 - 26 varieties, Apr 30 - 39 varieties, May 7 - 54 varieties, May 14 - 51 varieties, May 21 - 39 varieties, May 28 - 31 varieties, Jun 4 - 28 varieties, Jun 11 - 26 varieties, Jun 18 - 22 varieties & Jun 25 - 15 varieties, Jul 2 - 14 varieties, Jul 9 - 13 varieties, Jul 16 - 13 varieties, Jul 23 - 16 varieties, Jul 30 - 10 varieties, Aug 6 - 8 varieties, Aug 13 - 6 varieties, Aug 20 - 3 varieties, Aug 27 - 2 varieties, Sep 3 to Oct 6 - 1 variety.
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​The 2023 daylily flower peak was the week of May 7 - 13 which averaged 54 varieties per day.  The individual day high was 59 varieties blooming on May 13th.

All 167 Daylily Varieties - in first to bloom order!
​Mar 23 to Aug 6 by week

Mar 23 to Apr 8 - Nine daylily varieties bloomed the first two weeks: Lava Flow, Spectral Elegance, Lines of Splendor, Purple Starfish, Siloam Double Classic, Panic Mode, Susan Pritchard Petit, Earlybird Cardinal, Brocaded Gown

Apr 9 to Apr 15 - Six new daylily varieties bloomed this week: Dare to Love, Spiny Sea Urchin Orange, Wild Horses, Key to My Heart, Pale Blush, Tequila & Lime

Apr 16 to Apr 22 - Nineteen new daylily varieties bloomed this week: Night Embers, Bas Relief, Daring Deception, Exotic Perfume, Green Turtle Key, Bridgeton Bonus, Coconut Grove, Olallie Star, Tuscawilla Snowdrift, Daringly Different, Prickly Sensation, Spacecoast Sweetness, Father Fidalis, Jolyene Nichole, Mecca Truffles, Renie's Delight, Always Afternoon, Sink into Your Eyes, Spiny Sea Urchin

Apr 23 to Apr 29 - Twenty-three new daylily varieties bloomed this week:  Nicole's American Beauty, Diana Culbertson, Lilylands Melon Sorbet, Sidewinder Oh Seven, Paul Stout, Yabba Dabba Doo, Mauve Mystique, Passion in Paris, Petal Pusher, Alcazar, Bogota, Ciel D'Or, Unlock the Stars, Early Snow, Eye Popper, Passion for Red, Rhodesian Red, Baby Rattle, Elegant Candy, Spacecoast Twice is Nice, Stolen Treasure, That Thing You Do, Beachy Keen

Apr 30 to May 6 - Twenty-nine new daylily varieties bloomed this week: Forsyth Wrinkles & Cream, Full of Treasure, Superlative, Cape Coral, Barbara Mitchell, Collage, Rachelle Agin, Tuscawilla Tigress, Magic Carpet Ride, Parrot Tattoo, Spacecoast Southern Belle, Inwood, Kupferteller, Lucy's Pride, Raspberry Suede, Arctic Excellence, Dark Night Dynamite, Dragon Seeker, Formal Appearance, Funny Valentine, Judy Farguhar, Spacecoast Tiger Tango, Sunday Gloves, Wildest Dreams, Black Stockings, Ed Brown, Enchanted Forest, Persian Market, Pleated Pumpkin

May 7 to May 13 - Twenty-nine new daylily varieties bloomed so far this week: When My Sweetheart Returns, Kindling the Flame, Pick Up Lines, Huckleberry Yogurt, Dynamic Duo, Spacecoast Behavior Pattern, Chasing Ghosts, Garden Show, Pewter Pink, Bowl of Sunshine, Elegant Explosion, Fire Bird Suite, Harmony in Yellow, Joan Senior, Double Layer, Round Midnight, Scottish Fantasy, Buntyn's Hot Diggity Dog, Christmas Tidings, Exotic Candy, Merz, Mountain Top Experience, Numinous Moments, Pastel Inspiration, Gayle Palmer, Lavender Stardust, Magician's Magic, New Series, Pale Moon Windmill

May 14 to May 20 - Fifteen new daylily varieties bloomed this week: Suns Eye, Chicago Brave, Desert Flame, Fitzasaurus, Pizza Crust, Sweet Tart, Francis Joiner, Spacecoast Technical Knock Out, Majestic Move, Indian Giver, Unforgettable Glow, Erin Lea, Lacy Doily, Chicago Apache, Beautiful Edgings

May 21 to May 27 - Eight new daylily varieties bloomed this week: Outrageous Lavender, Diana's Evening Gown, Intergalactic Interlude, Hanalei Bay, Pandora's Box, Disco Music, John Kinnebrew, Shawnee Moon

May 28 to Aug 6 - Twenty-two new daylily varieties bloomed: Calistoga, Chicago Star, South Street, Picture of Innocence, Timeless Romance, Byron, Marque Moon, Fancy Dancer, Lovely Mimi, Round Midnight, Jan's Twister, Edge of Heaven, Bluegrass Memories, Groovin', Double Yellow (unknown variety), Mystery Cultivar (unknown variety), Fire King, Malaysian Monarch, Fair Child, Overheated, Blue Hippo, Wyoming Wildflower