Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Hager
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1985
Foliage type: Evergreen
Scape height: 38 in, (97 cm)
Bloom size: 8 in, (20 cm)
Bloom time: Early midseason
Plant Traits: Extended Bloom
Rebloom
Rust Resistance: Shows Resistance
Rust Resistance Decimal Score: 1.2
Bloom Traits: Self
Bloom Form: Spider
Color description: yellow spider self
AHS Awards: Award of Merit: 1993
Honorable Mention: 1989
HOS: 1991

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Flowers: Showy
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Parentage: Carolicolossal x Kindly Light
Child plants: 18 child plants

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Date: 7-2008

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Date: 2010-03-27
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Comments:
  • Posted by Joy (Kalama, Wa. - Zone 8b) on Feb 9, 2012 1:34 AM concerning plant:
    Bright yellow, very slender spider (5.8:1) with well-branched scapes; long season of bloom; an excellent parent for spiders. Resents transplanting very much. A bit tender in the sense that it increases well if protected from hard freezes and slows down very much if exposed to hard frosts.

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