Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Korth-P.-Korth-L.
Year of Registration or Introduction: 2006
Foliage type: Dormant
Scape height: 33 inches
Bloom size: 5 inches
Bloom time: Early midseason
Plant Traits: Diurnal
Bud Count: 21-25
Branching: 5-way
Bloom Traits: Eye or Band
Edged
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: cream red with ruby red 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 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Flowers: Showy
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Dan Mahony x Rapid Eye Movement

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  • Daylily

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Date: 2013-07-08
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Comments:
  • Posted by Newyorkrita (North Shore, Long Island, NY ) on Sep 8, 2013 4:43 PM concerning plant:
    Ruby Shadows is one of the over 40 daylilies growing in my garden that were hybridized by northern hybridizer Phil Korth. A pretty flower that is a no fuss garden plant.

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