Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Holmes-S.
Year of Registration or Introduction: 2008
Foliage type: Evergreen
Scape height: 38 inches
Bloom size: 8.5 inches
Bloom time: Midseason
Plant Traits: Diurnal
Bloom Traits: Watermark
Bloom Form: Unusual Form
Unusual Form - Cascade
Color description: purple with gray watermark above green throat
AHS Awards: 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 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: Druid Spell x Webster's Purple Wonder
Child plants: 8 child plants

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