Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Stamile
Year of Registration or Introduction: 2007
Foliage type: Evergreen
Scape height: 31 inches
Bloom size: 6.5 inches
Bloom time: Early midseason
Plant Traits: Rebloom
Diurnal
Early Morning Opener (EMO)
Bud Count: 21-25
Branching: 4-way
Fertility: Pod Fertile
Pollen Fertile
Bloom Traits: Edged
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: violet with gold edge above green throat
AHS Awards: Award of Merit: 2016
Honorable Mention: 2013

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Flowers: Showy
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Woody Guthrie x Roses and Gold
Child plants: 62 child plants

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  • Daylily

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Date: 2011-05-31
Photo by lyle627

Date: 2014-07-06
Location: Camilla S/W GA.
Date: 05-22-22
Location: My Garden in PA
Date: 2017-07-02
Location: Jones OK,
Date: June 2015
Violet Becomes You
Location: Jones OK,
Date: June 2014
Violet Becomes You

Date: 2007-10-08
Photo courtesy of Pat Stamile
Photo by farmerbell
Location: Cantonment, FL
Date: 2012-05-26

Photo Courtesy of Dololly's Daylilies. Used with Permission
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Location: Waynesboro MS
Date: 2008-08-11

Photo courtesy of Patrick Guidry
Location: St. Peters, Missouri, zone 6
Date: July 18, 2011
My second try at growing this tender daylily.

Photo Courtesy of Wynn's Daylily Garden. Used with Permission
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Photo by DianeSeeds
Photo by farmerbell
Plant Events from our members
Pat236 On September 16, 2017 Obtained plant
Received a nice double fan from Mljomo on the Lily Auction.
Pat236 On July 18, 2017 Miscellaneous Event
Won a double fan from Mljomo on the Lily Auction. Will ship in the fall.
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