A golden zebra8/14/2023 ![]() ![]() Golden zebras exhibit amelanism resulting in light or u201cgoldenu201d colored stripes. While Albinism is the absence of color pigments or melanins, amelanism is an abnormality of pigment. Golden zebras are so named because of their light colored stripes. That may a good idea for a hub! Can zebras be golden? I have never actually heard of a totally black zebra. Of course there are some albino zebras, which has no color pigment. Plant Patent PP14,221 was issued on October 7, 2003.The x26quot golden zebrax26quot is due to the lack of pigment in the skin. Each lily-like flower opens up for only one day, hence the common name. Primary bloom is in June and July, with some limited intermittent rebloom occurring later in summer. Dark yellow flowers (to 3” wide) appear in clusters in summer on short naked stems (scapes) that usually do not rise to the level of the foliage clump. Plants typically grow to only 12-15” tall and to as much as 24” wide. The arching, linear, blade-like leaves retain good variegated color throughout the growing season. GOLDEN ZEBRA is a compact daylily cultivar that is perhaps best known for its green leaves variegated with creamy white edges that may turn creamy yellow in full sun locations. Genus name comes from the Greek words hemera meaning day and kallos meaning beauty as each flower lasts but one day. Plant foliage usually dies in fall, but is sometimes semi-evergreen or evergreen. Cultivars may grow from 1-6’ tall, but most mature to about 3-4’. Each plant features basal, linear, grass-like to sword-shaped foliage. Flowers bloom on naked scapes from spring to late summer. Flowers now come in almost every imaginable color except blue, often sporting such features as contrasting eyes or mid-rib stripes or a sprinkling of diamond, ruby or gold dust. Each flower has six spreading, recurved or sometimes nearly erect perianth segments, six stamens and a long slender style ending in a small stigma. Flowers are typically funnel-shaped to bell-shaped, often coming in a variety of different forms, including single, double, polypetalous, spider or unusual (includes crispate, cascading and spatulate). Flowers are produced in succession in such quantity that the plants remain in flower over a long period of time. Each flower typically remains open for one (but sometime two) days, hence the common name of daylily. More than 60,000 cultivars have now been registered by the American Hemerocallis Society with the numbers continuing to climb. Hybridizers have expended considerable effort over the years creating new daylilies featuring flowers with new colors, color combinations, shapes and patterns. Few straight species plants are now found in gardens. Daylilies sold in commerce today are almost entirely hybrids. Most plants are fibrous rooted, but some are tuberous rooted. These plants are native to Asia and central Europe. ![]() Hemerocallis is a genus of about 15 species of herbaceous perennials commonly known as daylilies. ![]()
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