Background history:

'Classy Columbus' is a dormant tetraploid introduced in 2011 by John Rice. John (and his wife, Annette) does his hybridizing at Thoroughbred Daylilies in Paris, Kentucky.

More information can be found on their website: http://www.thoroughbreddaylili...

Classy Columbus is a mid-season bloomer. There are currently no registered children.

This plant can be found in the ATP Plant Database at:
Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Classy Columbus') .

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Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Classy Columbus')

Beautiful bloom! Slow to grow for me but may be its location ( will move it this year)
No attempt to hybridize so no report on fertility.

It was a gift plant for many of us at the 2012 AHS Convention. At first I didn't have room in the garden and was going to donate it, so I put it in a pot for the rest of the summer. Then it bloomed and the bloom was so gorgeous I decided to keep it. It has good plant habits, too, as I later found out. It has made a big clump by now and also has found a permanent garden spot.

1st bloom year for Classy Columbus and I am impressed by how well it did. Blooms look just like pictures and opens nicely. It did not get quite as tall as it should, but that happens a lot with my new plants. Should be even better next year.