Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Emmerich
Year of Registration or Introduction: 2006
Foliage type: Semi-evergreen
Scape height: 38 inches
Bloom size: 6.5 inches
Bloom time: Midseason
Plant Traits: Rebloom
Diurnal
Early Morning Opener (EMO)
Bud Count: 16-20
Branching: 4-way
Fertility: Pod Fertile
Pollen Fertile
Fertility notes: more difficult than average pod-setter
Bloom Traits: Eye or Band
Edged
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: peach apricot polychrome with burgundy eye and gold edge above yellow to green throat
AHS Awards: Honorable Mention: 2010

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: Light of the World x (Only Believe x Uppermost Edge)
Child plants: one child plant

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