Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Emmerich
Year of Registration or Introduction: 2005
Foliage type: Semi-evergreen
Scape height: 26 inches
Bloom size: 6.5 inches
Bloom time: Midseason
Plant Traits: Rebloom
Instant Rebloom
Diurnal
Bud Count: 16-20
Branching: 5-way
Bloom Traits: Edged
Watermark
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: cranberry purple with rose pink watermark and white gold filigree edge above yellow to green throat
AHS Awards: Honorable Mention: 2009

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: Lifting Me Higher x Shaka Zulu
Child plants: 21 child plants

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  • Daylily

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Date: 2009-07-31
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Comments:
  • Posted by 4susiesjoy (Leonard, Minnesota - Zone 3b) on Aug 5, 2014 8:23 PM concerning plant:
    This beautiful daylily has a dark velvet undercoating that adds depth and color.
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