Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Moldovan
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1996
Foliage type: Semi-evergreen
Scape height: 28 inches
Bloom size: 5.25 inches
Bloom time: Midseason
Plant Traits: Extended Bloom
Rebloom
Early Morning Opener (EMO)
Bloom Traits: Eye or Band
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: medium purple blend with cream etched ink violet band above a creamy lemon to green throat
AHS Awards: Honorable Mention: 2002

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: Court Magician x Mountain Majesty
Child plants: 3 child plants

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  • Daylily

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Location: Cowansville, Quebec, Canada
Date: 2020-02-12
1996Foliage type: 	Semi-evergreenScape height: 	28 inchesBloom si
Location: Alabama, my flower garden
Date: 2013-06-28
Lord of Rings
Location: Washington state
Location: southeast alabama
Date: 2015-06-13
Lord of Rings always is  a delight when it blooms!
Location: Alabama
Date: 2014-06-26
Lord of Rings

Photo courtesy of Michael Bouman of Daylily Lay

Date: 2008-08-01
Posted with permission and photographed by Verna Habermel http://
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Location: MY GARDEN
Date: 2005-07-15
Location: southeast alabama
Date: 2015-06-13
Lord Of Rings
Location: southeast alabama
Date: 2015-06-13
Lord of Rings, a late bloomer
Photo by mistyfog

Photo Courtesy of Cheryl's Daylilies. Used with Permission
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Location: southeast alabama
Date: 2017-06-05
I  just fell in love all over again today with Lord of Rings!
Location: southern KY
Date: 6/25/2019

Photo courtesy of Briscos' Best Blooms. Used with permission.
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Photo Courtesy of Bluegrass Daylily Gardens. Used with Permission
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Date: 2012-03-19
Courtesy of Quarles Daylilies Used with Permission
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Location: southern KY
Date: 2018-07-02

Photo Courtesy of Daylilies by the Pond. Used with Permission.
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Photo Courtesy of Mr. Fancy Plants Daylily Nursery Used with Perm
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Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2007-06-19
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2017-06-21
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2017-09-15

Photo Courtesy of QB Daylily Gardens. Used with Permission.
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Photo Courtesy of Keast Daylily Gardens. Used with Permission.
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Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2003-06-28
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2007-07-02

Courtesy of Shaw's Sunshine Gardens
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