Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Hanson-C.
Year of Registration or Introduction: 2005
Foliage type: Semi-evergreen
Scape height: 44 inches
Bloom size: 6.5 inches
Bloom time: Midseason-Late
Plant Traits: Bud Builder
Diurnal
Bud Count: 41-45
Branching: 4-way
Fertility: Pod Fertile
Pollen Fertile
Bloom Traits: Self
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: burgundy violet self above chartreuse throat

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
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: ((sdlg x Smoke and Mirrors) x John Coltrane) x Maria Callas
Child plants: 5 child plants

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  • Daylily

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Comments:
  • Posted by daylily (Ohio - Zone 6a) on Dec 17, 2011 1:10 PM concerning plant:
    Curt Hanson's 2005 Catalog said:Neither distracted by superficial details nor quibbling with the bourgeois folderol of the latest fad, this gentleman of sophisticated manners and taste is confidently expressed in precise candor and eloquence. Dapper and impeccably tailored, suiting his gallant stature, this ARROGANT BASTARD is a self assured 6-1/2” full-formed flower of classic elegance and commanding garden presence. The color is a full-bodied burgundy with a small green heart. Cavalier and debonair, these masculine plants have sturdy 44” tall, erect scapes with three and four-way branching well above the foliage. Combining the Kirchhoff reds with my purples, ARROGANT BASTARD is fertile either way and is named in the spirit of Rhett Butler.


    I have grown this plant for several years. I admired it at Curt's garden as a seedling. Such big, husky plants with strong, sturdy, gnarly scapes. This daylily makes a statement once established. It starts blooming in the mid to late season, and is a bud builder, making it one of the last cultivars to stop blooming in my garden. Flowers are consistent.
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