| AHS link: | AHS Daylily Cultivar Info |
| Hybridizer: | Hanson-C. |
| Year of Registration or Introduction: | 2000 |
| Foliage type: | Semi-evergreen |
| Scape height: | 26 inches |
| Bloom size: | 5.5 inches |
| Bloom time: | Midseason |
| Plant Traits: | Diurnal |
| Branching: | 3-way |
| Fertility: | Pod Fertile Pollen Fertile |
| Bloom Traits: | Self |
| Bloom Form: | Single |
| Color description: | purple self above yellow throat |
| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
| Ploidy: | Tetraploid |
| Parentage: | Etruscan Tomb x Night Deposit |
| Child plants: | 2 child plants |
Curt Hanson's Crintonic Garden Catalog said: APOCALYPSE NOW
00 M 26 SE
ETRUSCAN TOMB X NITE DEPOSIT
When we realize the human population has now reached 6 billion and counting, and that currently 54 species of plant and animal life become extinct each day, one might begin to wonder if the apocalypse is not some impending event but an inevitability we have now come face to face with. This grim vision is successfully conveyed in the dark portentous color of this daylily. APOCALYPSE NOW is a deep gothic maroon purple with a post industrial soot-like opacity. The 5-1/2" flowers are overall one of my most fully formed and round purples to date. The stout erect scapes display three-way branching immediately above the tight green foliage mound. Fertile both ways.
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