Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Selman
Year of Registration or Introduction: 2006
Foliage type: Semi-evergreen
Scape height: 33 inches
Bloom size: 6 inches
Bloom time: Midseason
Plant Traits: Diurnal
Bud Count: 31-35
Branching: 7-way
Bloom Traits: Bicolor or Reverse Bicolor
Edged
Watermark
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: rose pink bicolor with light rose watermark and thin gold edge above yellow to green throat
AHS Awards: Award of Merit: 2019
Honorable Mention: 2016

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Flowers: Showy
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Better than Ever x Spacecoast Starburst
Child plants: 4 child plants

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