Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Couturier-G.
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1992
Foliage type: Dormant
Scape height: 25 inches
Bloom size: 7.5 inches
Bloom time: Midseason
Plant Traits: Diurnal
Bloom Traits: Halo
Bloom Form: Spider
Color description: silvery lavender with darker lavender halo above yellow green throat
AHS Awards: Honorable Mention: 2008

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: Lavinia Love x sdlg
Child plants: 55 child plants

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