Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Crochet
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1994
Foliage type: Semi-evergreen
Scape height: 22 inches
Bloom size: 6.5 inches
Bloom time: Early midseason
Plant Traits: Extended Bloom
Rebloom
Rust Resistance: Shows Resistance
Rust Resistance Decimal Score: 1.5
Bloom Traits: Self
Bloom Form: Double
Color description: medium yellow self
AHS Awards: Award of Merit: 2001
Honorable Mention: 1998
LAA: 2008
IM: 2000
PC: 1998

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: Diploid
Parentage: Olin Frazier x Ellen Christine
Child plants: 36 child plants

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Date: 6/10/21
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