Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Stamile
Year of Registration or Introduction: 2004
Foliage type: Evergreen
Scape height: 26 inches
Bloom size: 5.5 inches
Bloom time: Early midseason
Plant Traits: Rebloom
Diurnal
Early Morning Opener (EMO)
Bud Count: 26-30
Branching: 4-way
Bloom Traits: Edged
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: black purple with gold edge above green throat
AHS Awards: Honorable Mention: 2010

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: Tetraploid
Parentage: Scarlet Lace x Larry Miller
Child plants: 29 child plants

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Photo by lyle627
Location: home garden VA
JOHNNY CASH
Location: central MD , zone6
Date: 2011-06-15
Location: Wood County, TX
Date: 2023-06-14
Location: Elberfeld, Indiana
Date: 2017-07-09

Photo courtesy of Bill Jarvis
Photo by blue23rose
Location: Haley Springs Farm
Date: 2022-06-19
Location: Zone 9b
Date: 2014-06-10
Johnny Cash seed pod.
Location: Hidden Hills CA zone 10b
Date: 2013-05-25

Photo Courtesy of Dololly's Daylilies. Used with Permission
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Location: Hidden Hills CA zone 10b
Date: 2013-06-03
Photo by Cookies4kids
Location: Enterprise, FL
Date: 2012-05-21
Taken at Floyd Cove Nursery.

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Photo by lyle627
Photo by lyle627
Location: Northern California Zone 9b
Date: 2014-05-22
Johnny Cash bloom.
Location: Hidden Hills CA zone 10b
Date: 2013-06-03
Photo by kimkats

Date: 2011-02-07
Courtesy of Shaw's Sunshine Gardens
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Photo by kimkats
Location: Northern California Zone 9b
Date: 2014-05-27
Johnny Cash scape.
Location: Hidden Hills CA zone 10b
Date: 2013-06-03
Comments:
  • Posted by kimkats (Md - Zone 6a) on Oct 4, 2011 6:57 PM concerning plant:
    I had this plant for 3 years with zero bloom, I moved it into a better spot with more sun and Wham! Multiple blooms and increase. Well worth the wait and also pod and pollen fertile.

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