daylilies customarily have 3 petals and 3 sepals. simple answer is 6. until they don’t. sometimes they have 2 petals and 2 sepals. they are still pretty either way. if you are not counting you just might miss it. it happens…
16-096 Substantial Evidence x 11-0730-A Desert Icicle x Autumn Minaret 
a north east ohio garden 
Who knew?
The garden fairies did. If only for a moment. Then they moved on to some other mischief ! Thanks John.
Maybe they went to Washington DC