Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Carpenter-J.
Year of Registration or Introduction: 2004
Foliage type: Evergreen
Scape height: 24 inches
Bloom size: 5.5 inches
Bloom time: Midseason
Plant Traits: Rebloom
Diurnal
Bud Count: 21-25
Branching: 5-way
Fertility: Pod Fertile
Pollen Fertile
Bloom Traits: Watermark
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: lavender purple with blue purple watermark above green throat
AHS Awards: Honorable Mention: 2008

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
Fragrant
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Tet. Lavender Blue Baby x Mrs John Cooper
Child plants: 4 child plants

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Date: 2008-05-29
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Date: 2010-06-19
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Date: 2009-07-18
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Date: 2012-07-14

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Hemerocallis "Beauty of the King"
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Date: 2022-06-28
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Date: 7-24-21

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Date: 2007-07-28
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Date: 2020-06-14
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Date: 2006
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