Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Rudolph
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1978
Foliage type: Dormant
Scape height: 36 inches
Bloom size: 6 inches
Bloom time: Early
Plant Traits: Extended Bloom
Rust Resistance: Shows Susceptibility
Rust Resistance Decimal Score: 5.0
Bloom Traits: Halo
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: dusty burnt orange with deeper halo and green yellow throat

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Commandment x sdlg
Child plants: 9 child plants

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  • Daylily

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Date: 2018-06-30
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Date: 2012-07-18
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Date: Summer 2012
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Date: 2004-07-19
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Date: 2015-06-28
Location: New York Botanical Gardens Bronx NY
Date: July 2014
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Location: Saratoga Springs NY
Date: 2014-07-23
Bright Sunset
Location: Bordine Nursery, Rochester, MI
Date: 2009-07-18

Photo courtesy of Karen Newman, Delano Daylilies

Date: 2018-05-23

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Date: 2009-07-03
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Barbalee On March 15, 2016 Obtained plant
Obtained from GWild. Scape 6/15.
srinehart On August 16, 2018 Obtained plant
Purchase from Gilbert H Wild & Sons $3.50
Mellis0821 On June 4, 2019 Bloomed
First bloom my house
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