Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Wilson-T.
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1993
Foliage type: Evergreen
Scape height: 24 inches
Bloom size: 5 inches
Bloom time: Early midseason
Plant Traits: Extended Bloom
Rebloom
Rust Resistance: Shows Resistance
Rust Resistance Decimal Score: 1.7
Bloom Traits: Self
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: yellow self with green cast and green throat
AHS Awards: Honorable Mention: 1997
JC: 1993

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Flowers: Showy
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Diploid
Parentage: Emeralds and Gold x Ruffled Perfection
Child plants: 7 child plants

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