Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Howard-R.
Year of Registration or Introduction: 2013
Foliage type: Dormant
Scape height: 38 inches
Bloom size: 7 inches
Bloom time: Late
Plant Traits: Diurnal
Bud Count: 16-20
Branching: 4-way
Bloom Traits: Dotted, Stippled, Streaked or Variegated
Bloom Form: Unusual Form
Unusual Form - Cascade
Unusual Form - Crispate
Unusual Form - Spatulate
Color description: yellow with variable, red, broken, overlay
AHS Awards: Award of Merit: 2021
Honorable Mention: 2018
ESF: 2018
L/W: 2020
RWM: 2019

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: Flying Trapeze x Webster's Aggie
Child plants: 22 child plants

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Blooming today Oct 29,2022 - first time, in a pot on my deck.
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Date: 2022-07-13
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Date: 2020-06-27

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Date: 2022-07-29
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Date: 2018-07-14
EXPLOSION IN  THE PAINT FACTORY

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