Stephanie Returns Daylily

Stephanie Returns is a dormant daylily known for ruffled, bicolored pink, mauve, and red flowers and a long repeat-blooming display. Its plant patent records flowering from early June to late September in USDA zone 6 and describes a one-year plant about 67 cm tall by 84 cm wide. [US Plant Patent 18,538](https://patents.google.com/patent/USPP18538P2/en) ## Site and season The flowering period can approach three months in the patent’s zone 6 observations, though local timing varies with climate and growing conditions. Give this cultivar full sun or partial shade in moist, well-drained soil, the general daylily conditions recommended by Illinois Extension. [Illinois Extension](https://extension.illinois.edu/flowers/daylily) ## Garden use Place it where the pink and mauve flowers can be seen repeatedly through summer, such as a perennial border or small group. The patent describes several scapes per fan over the flowering season, which helps extend the display beyond a single flush. ## Maintenance Remove faded flowers and stems to keep the planting tidy; deadheading is recommended for repeat bloomers. Divide dense clumps every few years if flowering declines, replanting divisions promptly. [Illinois Extension](https://extension.illinois.edu/flowers/daylily) [Iowa State Extension](https://yardandgarden.extension.iastate.edu/faq/when-can-i-divide-daylilies)