Background history:
'Ruffled Strawberry Parfait' is a dormant tetraploid created by Brother Charles Reckamp (of The Society of the Divine Word in Techny, Illinois) and was introduced in 2003 by Roy Klehm. Brother Charles was one of the premier tetraploid breeders in the United States and created over 240 daylilies (many of them using the name 'Heavenly' in the cultivar name). He passed away at 91 years old in 1996. His daylilies have been introduced by Klehm & Son Nursery since 1975 (using the Reckamp-Klehm hybridizer notation name).
A tribute to Brother Charles can be read on this website (scroll down to see his name and photo):
http://www.daylilydiary.com/Me...
More information about Brother Charles can be read on Klehm & Son Nursery website (scroll down to read the information on the right side of web page):
http://www.songsparrow.com/cat...
Ruffled Strawberry Parfait is a late bloomer. It is pod and pollen fertile with 39 registered children:
http://garden.org/plants/paren...
This plant can be found in the ATP Plant Database at:
Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Ruffled Strawberry Parfait') .
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Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Ruffled Strawberry Parfait')
