Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Eller
Year of Registration or Introduction: 2008
Foliage type: Semi-evergreen
Scape height: 28 inches
Bloom size: 6 inches
Bloom time: Early
Plant Traits: Rebloom
Diurnal
Bud Count: 21-25
Branching: 4-way
Bloom Traits: Edged
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: black purple with yellow ruffled edge above green throat
AHS Awards: Award of Merit: 2016
Honorable Mention: 2012

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
Fragrant
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Madly Red x Jay Farquhar
Child plants: 14 child plants

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