Ctdaylily

Specialty Daylily Perennial Nursery. Top products: Daylily plants, Daylily seeds. Ctdaylily, operated by award-winning hybridizer Rich Howard in central Connecticut, is a specialized horticultural nursery focused exclusively on the breeding and distribution of daylilies (Hemerocallis). The nursery is recognized for its high-quality, northern-grown perennials, having produced multiple award-winning varieties, including the 2025 Stout Medal-winning 'Explosion in the Paint Factory'. The business caters to home gardeners, collectors, and plant societies interested in unique, hybridized cultivars. They operate as a direct-to-consumer supplier, managing sales through personal email correspondence rather than a standard online shopping cart. In addition to live plant sales, they operate internationally, providing daylily seeds to growers worldwide. The nursery emphasizes education and propagation, offering resources on hybridizing techniques and supporting the American Daylily Society. Their mission centers on the advancement of daylily genetics and the provision of robust, cold-hardy cultivars suitable for northern climates.