Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Moldovan
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1990
Foliage type: Dormant
Scape height: 26 inches
Bloom size: 5.25 inches
Bloom time: Early
Plant Traits: Extended Bloom
Early Morning Opener (EMO)
Bloom Traits: Self
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: purple black self with lemon green 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
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: (Houdini x Sinbad Sailor) x Dominic
Child plants: 5 child plants

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Photo by EmmaROCallis
Location: Burlington, NC
Date: 2020-06-23
Photo by EmmaROCallis
Location: Burlington, NC
Date: 2022-06-16
Photo by blue23rose
Location: Wood County, Texas
Date: 2020-05-25
Location: BX Creek Daylilies, Vernon, BC.
Photo by Gail Morgan of BX Creek Daylilies. Used with permission.
Location: Asheville, NC
Date: 2013-06-29
Ranks right below 'Dominic' on my list of favorite dark daylilies
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2008-06-30

Photo Courtesy of CHARMnRON DAYLILIES. Used with Permission
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Location: My Greenwood, MN garden
Date: 2016-06-23

Photo Courtesy of Crossview Gardens. Used with Permission.
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Location: Lexington, VA

Photo Courtesy of 5 Acre Farm Daylilies Used With Permission
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Location: My Greenwood, MN garden
Date: 2016-07-25

Photo Courtesy of Garden Perennials. Used with Permission.
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Location: SE Michigan
Date: 2015-07-25
taken on a really hot, 90+ degree day
Location: SE Michigan
Date: 2015-07-25
Location: SE Michigan
Date: 2012-07-08
SALIERI

Photo Courtesy of Cheryl's Daylilies. Used with Permission
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Date: 2010-03-05
Photo Courtesy of Walnut Hill Gardens Used With Permission. Unaut
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