Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Kirchhoff-D.
Year of Registration or Introduction: 2002
Foliage type: Semi-evergreen
Scape height: 30 inches
Bloom size: 5.5 inches
Bloom time: Extra early
Plant Traits: Extended Bloom
Rebloom
Bud Count: 26-30
Branching: 4-way
Fertility: Pod Fertile
Pollen Fertile
Bloom Traits: Halo
Watermark
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: garnet red with Chinese red watermark halo above yellow to green throat
AHS Awards: Award of Merit: 2010
Honorable Mention: 2007
ESB: 2008

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Flowers: Showy
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: (Leonard Bernstein x Crimson Wind) x (Torrid Tango x Forever Red)
Child plants: 23 child plants

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