Bob looking over his daylily field in October.

Ellison Perennials has been in business in Rockford, Illinois since 1986. Due to the fact that our website has all daylilies on it, we have chosen the domain name of www.EllisonDaylilies.com

The business is owned by Patricia Ellison, with all the hybridizing being done by her husband Robert. Robert suffered a severe heart attack in May 2008 and does the pollinating and seed harvest, but is unable to do any of the hard physical work.

Pat, with the help of a friend from church, does all of the digging and shipping. Because of Robert’s physical limitations, daylily seedlings will no longer be registered, but sold as numbered seedlings only.

Robert is best known for his highly ruffled diploids. Robert is often referred to as the "king of ruffles", as you will see with the pictures of the seedlings he is offering for sale. His red tetraploids rank up there with the very best as do his yellow tetraploids with their large globs of chicken fat on the petal edges.

Ellison Daylilies is located in zone 5, very close to zone 4, so hardiness should not be a problem. We believe we produce exceptional daylily hybrids that you will be very pleased with. If you purchase the entire clump, you may register it with my written permission.

We hold “Bloomfest” each year in the month of July when our daylilies are in full bloom. During “Bloomfest” you can purchase daylilies as we dig them fresh and put them in plastic bags for easy transport back to your garden. Peak bloom occurs on different weeks each year, so give us a call if you want to come during that time.

We also sell many new varieties of potted perennials at our greenhouse during April and May.

Our shipping season usually starts around April 20th and continues through mid October to warmer climate zones.

We accept personal checks or cashier’s checks as well as money orders.

Due to Bob’s heart attack, our hours at the greenhouse are limited. If you are coming from out of town, please call us to make certain we can meet you on any given day, as Bob does have alot of doctor’s appointments. Call us at the home number any evening to set up an appointment.

Please send all payments to our home address at 504 Westchester Drive, Rockford, Illinois, 61107. Lilies will not be taken out of the inventory until payment is received. Personal checks must clear our bank before an order is shipped.