Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Rice-J.
Year of Registration or Introduction: 2006
Foliage type: Evergreen
Scape height: 28 inches
Bloom size: 6.5 inches
Bloom time: Midseason
Plant Traits: Diurnal
Bud Count: 21-25
Branching: 3-way
Bloom Traits: Eye or Band
Edged
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: lavender with violet eye and edge above green throat

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
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Jayne Lough x Alien Contact
Child plants: 3 child plants

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  • Daylily

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Location: Thoroughbred Daylilies - Greenhouse
Date: 2006
Photo © Squire Gardens
Location: Wilmington, DE
Date: 2011-06-27
Mexicali Blues

Photo courtesy Maryott's Gardens. Used with permission.

Date: 2022-07-02
Location: southeast Ohio
Date: 2018-06-27
Location: In my Wisconsin, zone 4 garden.
Date: 2015-07-16

Date: 2011-07-15
This is a guest plant in my garden from my local club

Photo courtesy of Thoroughbred Daylilies  Used with Permission
Location: My zone 5 garden.
Date: 2017-07-05
1st bloom on  1 year old plant.

Date: 2020-06-24
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Uploaded by mattsmom
Location: white lake, Michigan
Date: 2016-07-08

Date: 2006-06-30
Photo Courtesy of Nova Scotia Daylilies Used with Permission
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Photo Courtesy of Fairyscape Daylilies. Used with Permission.
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Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2017-06-30
Location: SHADY  REST GARDENS   CARTERSVILLE, GA.
Date: 2013-07-02

Photo courtesy of Thoroughbred Daylilies
Location: My zone 5 garden.
Date: 2017-07-05
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Pat236 On September 20, 2017 Obtained plant
Received a nice double fan from Dragon's Meade. Planted in a side bed along with The King is Coming.
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