Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Mahieu
Year of Registration or Introduction: 2003
Foliage type: Dormant
Scape height: 40 inches
Bloom size: 7.25 inches
Bloom time: Midseason
Bud Count: 31-35
Branching: 5-way
Bloom Form: Spider
Color description: glowing red with black overlay above molten orange throat

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: Brown Recluse x sdlg
Child plants: 2 child plants

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'Nyiragongo' was a featured
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Location: north central Texas
Date: 2016-09-04
Rebloom in September
Location: KALAMA WA
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Location: Lincoln NE zone 5
Date: 2018-06-17
KODAK Digital Still Camera
Location: Lincoln NE zone 5
Date: 2018-06-20
Location: RavenCroft Garden
Date: 2010-06-28
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Photo Courtesy of Fairyscape Daylilies. Used with Permission.
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Location: north central Texas
Date: 2016-07-11

Photo Courtesy of Fairyscape Daylilies. Used with Permission
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Location: Private Daylily Garden, MI
Date: 2012-07-06
Location: Private Daylily Garden, MI
Date: 2012-07-06
Location: Private Daylily Garden, MI
Date: 2012-07-06
Location: Private Daylily Garden, MI
Date: 2012-07-06

Photo Courtesy of Fairyscape Daylilies. Used with Permission.
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Photo Courtesy of Lilywood Farms. Used with Permission.
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Photo Courtesy of Fairyscape Daylilies. Used with Permission
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Location: Private Daylily Garden, MI
Date: 2006-07-28
Location: RavenCroft Garden
Date: 2009-07-05 
This is what Nyiragongo looks like in sweltering 93˚ heat.

Photo courtesy of Briscos' Best Blooms. Used with permission.
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