Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: McEwen
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1974
Foliage type: Dormant
Scape height: 28 inches
Bloom size: 6 inches
Bloom time: Extra early
Plant Traits: Extended Bloom
Bloom Traits: Self
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: bright tangerine orange self
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
Fragrant
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: (Esperanza x (Shooting Star x Full Swing)) x (Cartwheels x sdlg)
Child plants: 16 child plants

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