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AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Gossard
Year of Registration or Introduction: 2006
Foliage type: Dormant
Scape height: 56 inches
Bloom size: 10.5 inches
Bloom time: Midseason
Plant Traits: Diurnal
Bud Count: 21-25
Branching: 5-way
Bloom Traits: Self
Bloom Form: Unusual Form
Unusual Form - Cascade
Unusual Form - Crispate
Color description: purple self above green throat
AHS Awards: Honorable Mention: 2009

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: Tetraploid
Parentage: Ron Dunn x Royal Celebration
Child plants: 5 child plants

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