Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Hanson-C.
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1990
Foliage type: Semi-evergreen
Scape height: 26 inches
Bloom size: 6 inches
Bloom time: Midseason
Plant Traits: Rebloom
Diurnal
Rust Resistance: Shows Resistance
Rust Resistance Decimal Score: 1.2
Bloom Traits: Self
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: purple self with green chartreuse throat
AHS Awards: Award of Merit: 2000
Honorable Mention: 1997

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
Fragrant
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Tuxedo Moon x Tet. Grand Masterpiece
Child plants: 50 child plants

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Location: East S.F. Bay Area
Date: 1990-06-21
Location: My Yard, Zone 6a
Date: 2014-07-15
Location: My garden, Baltimore MD
Date: 2017-06-28
Location: Enterprise, Al. 36330
Date: 2016-07-01
Nice dark blooms on a stout scape

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Location: auburn, al
Date: 2009-06-14
Location: Vermont
Date: 2016-08-04

Date: 2005-08-14
Photo Courtesy of Nova Scotia Daylilies Used with Permission
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Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Date: 2014-06-25
Location: Carleton Place, Ontario Canada
Date: 2018-08-04
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Location: My garden in Warrenville, SC
Date: 2017-06-26

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Date: 2011-07-17
Location: My Yard, Zone 6a
Date: 2014-07-15
Location: My Yard, Zone 6a
Date: 7-2008

Photo courtesy of Nate Bremer of Solaris Farms
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Location: Enterprise, Al. 36330
Date: 2016-09-15
Yellow butterfly in the bloom
Location: Enterprise, Al. 36330
Date: 2016-09-15
Buds on Nosferatu

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Location: RavenCroft Garden
Date: 2009-07-29
Location: RavenCroft Garden
Date: 2009-07-21
Location: RavenCroft Garden
Date: 2009-07-19

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Location: My Yard, Zone 6a
Date: 7-2008
Location: Franklin, TN (near Nashville)
Date: 2011-07-06
Photo by Anderwood
Location: Zone 3
Date: 2019-07-26

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Plant Events from our members
aspenhill On July 5, 2014 Obtained plant
Potomac Garden - qty 1
Seedfork On June 2, 2018 Bloomed
FFO
Seedfork On May 16, 2018 Miscellaneous Event
First scapes on this plant this year.
Seedfork On May 29, 2017 Bloomed
First blooms on this plant for the season.
Seedfork On April 28, 2017 Miscellaneous Event
First scapes on this plant for the season.
Seedfork On April 11, 2016 Miscellaneous Event
Observed rust on this plant.
Seedfork On June 13, 2015 Obtained plant
Received from Wild's and planted.
lovesblooms On May 17, 2015 Transplanted
2 dfs
lovesblooms On May 15, 2015 Obtained plant
2 dfs
beckygardener On April 11, 2016 Obtained plant
Received 6 fans from Regina (scflowers).
DeweyRooter On September 22, 2021 Obtained plant
Received DF from Ogden Station Daylilies. Potted up.
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