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

Janet –
This was a bonus plant for me YEARS ago! The bloom size is smaller than most of my other daylilies, but this plant really puts on a show for me and is also a vigorous rebloomer.
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lmhaas2 (verified owner) –
I just ordered and planted Pardon Me this spring (2020) and I am so impressed already! All of the plants have sent up scapes are are blooming beautifully. The flowers are small (as the description says) but what they lack in size they make up for in beauty. The color is exactly what it looks like in the picture, a deep scarlet red, and the yellow throat really pops. I can’t wait to see next year, after it’s settled in!
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Lia –
This is Pardon Me planted next to Black-Eyed Susan Daylily
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lowelljames23 (verified owner) –
I just planted Pardon Me Daylily this year & it was putting on quite a show! Just adorable.
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Mike Sullivan –
It has been a while since I bought these. They come back every year. I have divided them several times. They look better and better.
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Diane Barham (verified owner) –
I just keeps blooming and blooming.
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Lynn Stewart (verified owner) –
When we opened the box of daylilies we ordered, we were pulling out clumps of daylilies not just single or double fans. The Bonus plant was a clump too. This is why we buy our daylily plants from you. You’re the best! Thanks!
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Loretta Sernekos –
I have really come to appreciate this little cutie. I have had reliable dark red blooms for most of the summer, and it is still blooming in mid-August. I bought several of them originally in 2009. Last year, I divided the clumps. Both the original plants and the new divisions continue to bloom and bloom. P.S. In case you are wondering, daylilies are incredibly easy to divide, even for me, who had never done it before. Give it a try!
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Tami (verified owner) –
I ordered this late in the season, so it didn’t get planted until June 25. Less than a month later (July 14), it is already blooming!!! I can’t believe it. So pretty. I can’t wait to see it next year, if it is performing like this now. I have it in full sun and water it daily, of course. I’m in zone 7.
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Third Lake, IL –
This was a bonus plant and thank you very much!!!! Such a sparkling red what a delight!
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Santa Fe, NM –
Enjoying highlight of this plant in the day lily bed. We are in S. Coast of Massachusetts, very hot and humid on many days. This plant is really glorious, beautiful pure red color and very big blooms. Look forward to seeing it all season.
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Greenback, TN –
The deep burgandy color of Pardon Me is stunning. A real eyecatcher for sure. I get great armfuls of blossoms daily that last all day and really keep their color. They bloom from early in the season until late in the summer, nearly until the first frost. The rebloom on this one is even better than the first bloom. I have never noticed a fragrance but maybe I missed it.
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Inman, SC –
Wow..I received my first order and planted my plants Labor Day weekend…and this has bloomed already in just 4 weeks. All my plants were huge cant wait till spring and see them all bloom. This will be the only place I will ever purchase daylillies. Thank you Oakes
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Yorkville, IL –
Love the abundance of blooms, but wish it were a truer red. This clump divides well and adapts quickly.
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Watertown, MA –
Cute little plant with cute little flowers, but I’m not really crazy about the color. Maybe the Pardon Me wine-colored red would look better if it weren’t so close to the vibrant Rooten Tooten Red. Next time I divide the beds, I’ll move those two farther apart, and maybe I’ll like Pardon Me better then.
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Thomasville, GA –
I had this beautiful baby when I lived in Atlanta. So magnificent were the blooms! Now that I live closer to FL I will purchase more to give my garden the touch of color and hardiness that it needs!
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Baltimore, OH –
I have had Pardon Me for 2 years. This year it bloomed and bloomed and bloomed. And then, at the END of September it sent up another scape and so I will have blooms in OCTOBER in central Ohio. What a nice surprise!
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Williamson, GA –
Great bloomer first year. Still blooming in August. Very prolific.
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Tully, NY –
Great for an accent. Doesn’t get too tall so good for the smaller garden. Another one that can be divided over and over. True red color.
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Sandusky, OH –
My Pardon Me started out as one fan division four years ago and bloomed from first year. I divided this fall (09/2008) and kept a huge division for myself and was able to give two daughters 5-6 fan divisions for their gardens. Blooms almost non-stop for me until frost but my garden is a late starter anyway here in Zone 5A. This was my first daylily and is what got me hooked. I have 38 named plants now and wish I had room for more!
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Melville, NY –
I have Pardon Me planted in a serpentine border accompanied by Pandora’s Box. What a combination! They begin blooming within days of each other; and the show literally stops people in their tracks when they step through my garden gate to the back yard.Since they are not very tall, they are not overwhelming and look wonderful in the front of that border.
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Greenup, KY –
Pardon Me,could you come over and see what i can do.This daylily always does well here in Kentucky having over 100 blooms a year.And can always cheer you up!
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Virginia Beach, VA –
I also planted Pardon Me with Stella De Oro and the colors look great together. I get a lot of compliments on my daylily bed! I just wish it bloomed as often as Stella so I could see the great combo more often.
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DeRidder, LA –
Small bursts of red color to brighten the garden. The size and color go nice with Stella d’Oro.
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Marlton, NJ –
I love this daylillie, this is the first year I’ve had it and it hasn’t stopped blooming for a month and a half. The color is not a true red but even prettier and a lovely bright throat. A real stand out in the garden, I highly recommend this hardy beauty to all.Color holds up very well in the sun.
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