Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Kirchhoff-D.
Year of Registration or Introduction: 2007
Foliage type: Evergreen
Scape height: 30 inches
Bloom size: 5.75 inches
Bloom time: Extra early
Plant Traits: Extended Bloom
Rebloom
Early Morning Opener (EMO)
Bud Count: 26-30
Branching: 4-way
Bloom Traits: Watermark
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: clear intense cardinal red with bright rose watermark above dollop 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: ((Betty Ford x sdlg) x ((Leonard Bernstein x Maria Callas) x (Leonard Bernstein x Maria Callas))
Child plants: 5 child plants

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