Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Emmerich
Year of Registration or Introduction: 2011
Foliage type: Semi-evergreen
Scape height: 30 inches
Bloom size: 6 inches
Bloom time: Midseason
Plant Traits: Rebloom
Diurnal
Bud Count: 26-30
Branching: 5-way
Fertility: Pod Fertile
Pollen Fertile
Bloom Traits: Edged
Toothed or Fringed Edge
Watermark
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: violet purple, lavender watermark and edge plus white shark's teeth above a yellow to green throat
AHS Awards: Honorable Mention: 2015

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: ((Lifting Me Higher x Fortune's Dearest) x (Forbidden Desires x Tet. Lavender Blue Baby)) x (Filled to Overflowing x Heartbeat of Heaven)
Child plants: 39 child plants

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Date: 2020-07-21
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Date: 2022-06-22

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Date: 2012-05-30

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