Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Hanson-C.
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1999
Foliage type: Semi-evergreen
Scape height: 36 inches
Bloom size: 6 inches
Bloom time: Early midseason
Plant Traits: Diurnal
Bud Count: 26-30
Branching: 3-way
Fertility: Pod Fertile
Pollen Fertile
Bloom Traits: Self
Bloom Form: Sculpted Form - Pleated
Single
Color description: rose violet self with green throat
AHS Awards: Honorable Mention: 2004

General Plant Information (Edit)
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
Fragrant
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: (Vera Biaglow x (Gentleman Lou x Matt)) x Elizabeth Salter
Child plants: 15 child plants

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Date: 2018-06-02
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Date: 2018-05-24

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Date: 2019-06-18
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Date: 2012-02-03
Location: Private Daylily Garden, MI (DKP)
Date: 2005-07-08

Date: 2005-08-11
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