Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Kennedy
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1985
Foliage type: Dormant
Scape height: 22 inches
Bloom size: 4.75 inches
Bloom time: Early midseason
Plant Traits: Diurnal
Bloom Traits: Bitone or Reverse Bitone
Bloom Form: Unusual Form
Unusual Form - Crispate
Color description: deep black purple and white dusted black purple bitone with light chartreuse throat
AHS Awards: Honorable Mention: 1988

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: Diploid
Parentage: (Lilith x sdlg) x Little Fellow
Child plants: 8 child plants

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Date: 2014-07-23
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