Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Norris-R.
Year of Registration or Introduction: 2010
Foliage type: Dormant
Scape height: 34 inches
Bloom size: 6.5 inches
Bloom time: Early midseason
Plant Traits: Rebloom
Diurnal
Bud Count: 21-25
Branching: 3-way
Bloom Traits: Eye or Band
Edged
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: cream white with purple eye and edge above 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: Tetraploid
Parentage: (Both Sides Now x (sdlg x Clarification)) x (Martina Verhaert x (sdlg x Clarification))
Child plants: 6 child plants

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  • Daylily

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Comments:
  • Posted by Newyorkrita (North Shore, Long Island, NY ) on Sep 21, 2013 5:44 PM concerning plant:
    I remember when Richard Norris came out with this daylily. Quite the buzz about a northern hybridized plant that looks like it came out of Florida. Sam Abell is a stunner and a very hardy garden plant.

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