Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Gossard-D.
Year of Registration or Introduction: 2013
Foliage type: Dormant
Scape height: 41 inches
Bloom size: 6 inches
Bloom time: Midseason
Plant Traits: Rebloom
Diurnal
Bud Count: 21-25
Branching: 5-way
Bloom Form: Double
Color description: cheddar cheese orange
AHS Awards: Award of Merit: 2022
Honorable Mention: 2019

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
Fragrant
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: (Cardigan Bay x Imperial Coronation) x (Alexander's Ragtime Band x Shaman's Magic)

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Common names
  • Daylily

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Date: 2021-06-17
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Date: 2010-07-13
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Date: 2010-07-13
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Date: 2012-10-31
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