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Jan 19, 2016 6:01 PM CST
Name: Becky
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)
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Background history:

'Rocket Booster' is a dormant tetraploid introduced in 1997 by Vic Santa Lucia. Vic and Van Sellers (roses) hybridize at Iron Gate Gardens in Kings Mountain, NC: http://www.irongategardens.com...

Check out Char's thread about Vic Santa Lucia and Van Sellers:
The thread "ATP Series: The Daylilies of Van Sellers and Victor Santa Lucia" in Daylilies forum

Rocket Booster is an early to mid-season bloomer with possible re-bloom. It has earned Honorable Mention: 2002 AHS award. It is pod and pollen fertile with 7 registered children: http://garden.org/plants/paren...

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

Please join in, if you own this plant! We would love to know more! I award an acorn for performance information posted to this thread.





Also, please consider adding a "Local Report" to the ATP Plant Database! Thank you!

Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Rocket Booster')
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