Hamlet

$10.00

Plum, grape, violet, we've heard all the comparisons for Hamlet, and they're all compliments. Here at Hillside Lilies in Vale (Catawba County, NC), the Hamlet daylily gets checked on every morning in bloom season. Add Hamlet to your list of daylilies to buy this spring.

  • Color & form: Purple with dark blue purple halo and green throat; 4 in blooms

  • Bloom time in Vale, NC: photographed in bloom in our garden on June 19, 2026; AHS season: early-midseason; registered as a rebloomer

  • Bloom factoid: We only have one season of bloom photos so far (2026), so the jury's still out on its Vale, NC timing. That lines up with its registered AHS season (early-midseason).

  • Plant details: 18 in scapes, diploid, dormant foliage, fragrant, extended

  • Hybridizer: Talbott (1983)

Hillside Notes

Hamlet is a daylily with purple with dark blue purple halo and green throat, making it a useful choice for gardeners comparing color, season, and garden effect. We list it with 18 in scapes, 4 in blooms, early-to-midseason, diploid, dormant so gardeners can compare it quickly with other varieties in the field. Notable traits include fragrant bloom, rebloom potential. Compare it with nearby field selections or related cultivars if you are building a color-focused or season-spanning collection.

Official AHS Description

purple with dark blue purple halo and green throat

Plant Details

Primary Color: Purple

Hybridizer: Talbott

Year: 1983

Scape Height: 18 in

Bloom Size: 4 in

Bloom Season: Early-Midseason

Ploidy: Diploid

Foliage Type: Dormant

Fragrance: Fragrant

Bloom Habit: Extended

Rebloom: Yes

Parentage: ((Prairie Blue Eyes x Moment of Truth) x Betty Barnes)

Field Group: Y

Flag Color: ORANGE

Availability & Field Location

Price: $10

Inventory: 6

Availability: Available

Field Group: Y

Flag Color: ORANGE

Plum, grape, violet, we've heard all the comparisons for Hamlet, and they're all compliments. Here at Hillside Lilies in Vale (Catawba County, NC), the Hamlet daylily gets checked on every morning in bloom season. Add Hamlet to your list of daylilies to buy this spring.

  • Color & form: Purple with dark blue purple halo and green throat; 4 in blooms

  • Bloom time in Vale, NC: photographed in bloom in our garden on June 19, 2026; AHS season: early-midseason; registered as a rebloomer

  • Bloom factoid: We only have one season of bloom photos so far (2026), so the jury's still out on its Vale, NC timing. That lines up with its registered AHS season (early-midseason).

  • Plant details: 18 in scapes, diploid, dormant foliage, fragrant, extended

  • Hybridizer: Talbott (1983)

Hillside Notes

Hamlet is a daylily with purple with dark blue purple halo and green throat, making it a useful choice for gardeners comparing color, season, and garden effect. We list it with 18 in scapes, 4 in blooms, early-to-midseason, diploid, dormant so gardeners can compare it quickly with other varieties in the field. Notable traits include fragrant bloom, rebloom potential. Compare it with nearby field selections or related cultivars if you are building a color-focused or season-spanning collection.

Official AHS Description

purple with dark blue purple halo and green throat

Plant Details

Primary Color: Purple

Hybridizer: Talbott

Year: 1983

Scape Height: 18 in

Bloom Size: 4 in

Bloom Season: Early-Midseason

Ploidy: Diploid

Foliage Type: Dormant

Fragrance: Fragrant

Bloom Habit: Extended

Rebloom: Yes

Parentage: ((Prairie Blue Eyes x Moment of Truth) x Betty Barnes)

Field Group: Y

Flag Color: ORANGE

Availability & Field Location

Price: $10

Inventory: 6

Availability: Available

Field Group: Y

Flag Color: ORANGE