Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Kirchhoff-D.
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1992
Foliage type: Evergreen
Scape height: 28 inches
Bloom size: 6 inches
Bloom time: Early midseason
Plant Traits: Extended Bloom
Rebloom
Rust Resistance: Shows Susceptibility
Bloom Traits: Watermark
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: mandarin red with coral orange red watermark above yellow to yellow green throat
AHS Awards: Award of Merit: 1999
Honorable Mention: 1996

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
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: ((Bittersweet Holiday x Regal Flame) x (Study in Scarlet x (Grand Opera x Amadeus))
Child plants: 12 child plants

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Location: Macleay Island, Queensland, Australia
Date: 2019-11-27
Location: Alabaster, AL
Date: 2023-05-24
Location: my garden-zone 6b
Date: 2023-06-21
Magic carpet ride
Location: Little garden of Big Dreams, Dayton KY
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Location: Stoneham MA
Date: July 17, 2022

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Location: Stoneham MA
Date: July 19, 2021
Location: My garden, North Central Idaho
Date: 6-20-2015

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Date: 2010-06-29
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Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2006-06-22

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Location: Stoneham MA
Date: 2023-07-21
Magic Carpet Ride
Location: all photos from my garden
Date: 2014-06-21

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Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-06-14
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Date: 2010-03-27
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Location: In my garden in Lenore, ID
Date: 7-5-2014

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Date: 2006-07-01
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Location: Lower Saxony, Germany
Date: 2011-07-20
Magic Carpet Ride
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2006-06-22

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Date: 2006-07-16
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Location: Meadowlark Botanical Garden, Fairfax, Virginia (May 2022)
Date: 2022-05-01
Comments:
  • Posted by Joy (Kalama, Wa. - Zone 8b) on Dec 3, 2011 5:47 AM concerning plant:
    Brilliant, luminous mandarin red with a coral orange watermark. Impossible to ignore and ideal for a focal or highlight plant, or perhaps for a pot - simply screams for attention. Each perfect bloom opens flat and the scapes are well branched.
  • Posted by Zoia (Stoneham MA - Zone 6b) on Dec 2, 2021 10:37 PM concerning plant:
    Somewhat rusty during the great infestation of 2021
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