Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Lambert
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1981
Foliage type: Dormant
Scape height: 24 inches
Bloom size: 6 inches
Bloom time: Extra early
Plant Traits: Extended Bloom
Fertility: Pod Fertile
Bloom Traits: Self
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: dark purple self with 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: Diploid
Parentage: Frances Norwood x Farewell Tour
Child plants: 12 child plants

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Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2017-05-14
Photo by mattsmom
Photo by LarryR
Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Date: 2016-05-17
Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2017-05-11
Five and five.  :-D
Location: My garden in Warrenville, SC
Date: 2016-05-11
Photo by mattsmom
Location: Concord, NC zone 7
Date: 2016-05-25
Location: My garden in Warrenville, SC
Date: 2015-06-22
Polys often
Location: Guyton, Georgia
Date: 2023-06-27
Redemption Nursery
Location: Guyton, Georgia
Date: 2023-06-27
Redemption Nursery
Location: Chapin, SC
Date: 5/11/16
First bloom of the year.
Location: BX Creek Daylilies, Vernon, BC.
Photo by Gail Morgan of BX Creek Daylilies. Used with permission.
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Location: Private Daylily Garden, MI
Date: 2009-07-13
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2017-06-26
Location: Chapin, SC
Date: 2018-05-22
FFO

Photo Courtesy of Mystic Meadows Daylily Farm. Used with Permissi
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Location: Kalama, Wa
Date: 2011-07-10
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Location: Private Daylily Garden, MI
Date: 2013-07-06
Location: Kalama, Wa
Date: 2011-06-30
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Photo Courtesy of Daylilies by the Pond. Used with Permission.
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Photo Courtesy of Homestead Farms Nursery. Used with Permission.
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Location: Kalama, Wa
Date: 2010-06-27
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Location: Kalama, Wa
Date: 2010-07-01
Poly bloom
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Location: Chapin, SC
Date: 2016-06-19
Pod fertile!

Photo Courtesy of Daylilies by the Lake. Used with Permission.
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Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2012-06-30
Poly bloom
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Photo Courtesy of Mystic Meadows Daylily Farm. Used with Permissi
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Photo Courtesy of Lilywood Farms. Used with Permission.
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Location: Kalama, Wa.
Date: Jul 2, 2011 2:43 PM
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Comments:
  • Posted by Joy (Kalama, Wa. - Zone 8b) on Dec 3, 2011 5:21 AM concerning plant:
    Polys about 50% but even the singles are gorgeous.
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