This cultivar is a tetraploid w/o a doubt!! Maybe a typo in this DB? Boyd, I agree that the bud count is average and if you look closely at my clump shot, it shows that the scapes can tend to be top branched, and at best, three way. However at clump strength, there are numerous scapes and those 6.5" blooms make a big show. In years with adequate rainfall, this will bloom profusely. Visitors will spot it when they round the corner. This sets off several big reds growing near it. They wouldn't be nearly as noticeable without the bright gold pulling your eye in that direction.
