You can request a specific date:
You can request a specific date in the Order Notes box during checkout, and we will ship your plants as close to the time you request as possible.
We ship February — October.
Or we will send at the proper time for planting:
Winter and Early Spring Orders:
We will send at the appropriate time for Spring planting in your area. See the chart below for approximate starting shipping dates by zone.
Late Spring and Summer Orders :
After shipping has started to your area, we will send as soon as possible, normally within one to two weeks.
PLEASE NOTE – We will do our best to ship as quickly as possible, but the plants are growing in the ground, not sitting on a shelf, so it takes some time to get them dug and ready to ship.
Fall Orders:
We will send as soon as possible, up until it is too late to plant in your area. Orders placed after that time will ship the following spring. See the chart below for last shipping date by zone.
Approximate Dates We Start Shipping by USDA Hardiness Zone:
- Zones 9-10: Mid-late February
- Zone 8: Early-mid March
- Zone 7: Mid-late March
- Zone 6: Late March – early April
- Zone 5: Early-late April
- Zones 2-4: Late April – early May
Approximate Dates We Stop Shipping by USDA Hardiness Zone:
- Zones 2-4: Mid-September
- Zone 5: Mid-late September
- Zone 6: Late September
- Zone 7: Early October
- Zone 8: Mid October
- Zones 9-10: Late October
Arma, KS –
I planted Lady Scarlet last April and I’m so glad that I did! During the latter half of April well into May we had an unusual dry spell so needless to say I had to keep her well watered. Then in mid-May we had a late frost. I’m 55 and can never remember such a late frost. So needless to say she had a rough start. But despite it all she came out of it and produced five scapes with a total of twenty four flowers that were gorgeous! If you want a tough, red-flowering day lily then I couldn’t recommend this one enough. I can’t wait to see what she does next year!
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Greenback, TN –
I have more than a dozen Lady Scarlet’s along the border of my huge raised bed and hands down, everyone raves about this one the most. I get big, gorgeous true red blooms that last all day. Mine don’t fade and they are in full sun.
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WEST DES MOINES, IA –
I have had this daylily for several years. It is a good early bloomer and color is a rich red in the early morning. However I am very disappointed that it waterspots very easily and shrivels quickly in the heat of the afternoon sun. I have ordered over a dozen daylilies from Oakes, this is the most disappointing of the bunch 🙁
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Theodore, AL –
Lots of buds on each scape and the flower is so brilliant.
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Oak Lawn, IL –
One should note that Lady Scarlet was pre-registered with the AHS in 2001. She is a true beauty and great performer in my garden. In this first year she was not quite 22 inches tall but the blossoms every bit the 6 inches stated in the description. This is another true red and a welcome addition to my cottage garden! If you like red daylilies, this is yet another “must have”!
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Kingwood, TX –
This is the first year for Lady Scarlet in my garden. Two of the plants have rich red blooms but one of the plants has flowers that are not as red. I am enjoying them and hope for more consistent color in the next round of blooms.
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Shreveport, LA –
What a beauty. The color is dazzling when the sun hits it. This was my first bloom from my first order from your company!
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Tampa, FL –
All the fans ordered are doing wonderfully well and Lady Scarlet is the first of the bunch to bloom. Came a little darker red than in the pictures, a little smaller at 4.5″ and about 10″ shorter than the 22″ noted above, but equally as beautiful with currently at least 6 more buds waiting for their debut.
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Parker, TX –
This is my first experience with day lilies and the Lady Scarlet is brilliant. The beautiful scarlet blooms really brighten up my garden!
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Houston,, TX –
This should be rated 20! It is splendid and this is only it’s first year. marc
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Lebanon, OR –
This was such a beautiful flower. The red is a perfect red. And the throat of the flower was so bright. I really enjoyed this flower!
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Ooltewah, TN –
If you want a fantastic scarlet red for your garden this is it! Rapid grower with multiple blooms. My favorite red daylily of all that I grow.
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