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Rufford's Own Flower

On visiting Rufford Old Hall Some time ago I became aware of a "Day Lily"
planted in the grounds. The Hemerocallis [Day Lily] Lady Hesketh, must relate to the more modern history of the Old Hall, an area given less attention but worthy of note.

Day Lily: Lady F Hesketh

The Hemerocallis Lady Hesketh received a RHS Award of Merit in July 1924 and this was reported in Vol. 50 (1925) of the Journal of the RHS.

The breeder appears to have been Mr Amos Perry of Enfield and the plant
resulted as a "cross between H.Thunbergii and H. citrina" The flowers are described as "good clear yellow". [Perry bred many plants at this timeframe including notable water iris "Perry's Blue"]

The plant is referred to in A.B. Stout's book Daylilies : the wild species and garden clones, both old and new, of the genus Hemerocallis (Macmillan, 1934) where it is also referred to as Lady Fermoy Hesketh. It is also described in Journal of the RHS Vol. 57, p. 112.

It seems possible the "Fermoy" is a misprint for "Fermor", however I have
double checked the source, so it remains at Fermoy at present. [There is of course also a "Fermoy" Family, related to the late Princess of Wales]

By Arthur Wright © 2003