Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Gossard
Year of Registration or Introduction: 2006
Foliage type: Dormant
Scape height: 30 inches
Bloom size: 10.5 inches
Bloom time: Midseason
Plant Traits: Rebloom
Diurnal
Bud Count: 16-20
Branching: 3-way
Fertility: Pod Fertile
Pollen Fertile
Bloom Traits: Watermark
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: red with darker watermark above green throat
AHS Awards: Honorable Mention: 2009
XLD: 2015 Extra Large Diameter Award

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
Fragrant
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Pentaploid
Parentage: ((Court Magician x Galaxy Rose) x Red Hurricane) x Webster's Pink Wonder
Child plants: 41 child plants

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Date: 2012-07-15
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Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2021-07-15

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Date: 2007-07-16
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Location: Haley Springs Farm
Date: 2019-07-11

Date: 2005-11-15
Photo courtesy of James Gossard of Heavenly Gardens
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-07-11
Location: Private Daylily Garden, MI
Date: 2012-07-10

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Date: 2017-06-26

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Location: Private Daylily Garden, MI
Date: 2012-07-10

Date: 2016-06-21
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Location: My garden
Date: JULY-12-2016
Comments:
  • Posted by TreeClimber (Michigan - rural - Zone 5a) on Aug 23, 2014 3:25 PM concerning plant:
    Love this big red! Does great in my zone 5 and always gets comments. Pod and pollen fertile.
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