Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Reed
Year of Registration or Introduction: 2003
Foliage type: Dormant
Scape height: 32 inches
Bloom size: 6 inches
Bloom time: Midseason
Plant Traits: Extended Bloom
Bud Count: 10-15
Branching: 2-way
Bloom Traits: Eye or Band
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: purple with black purple velvet eye above green throat

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Flowers: Showy
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Diploid
Child plants: 11 child plants

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Date: 2018-08-03
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Date: 2011-08-04
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Date: 2023-06-21
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Mature buds two days before opening.
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Date: 2014-08-04
A perfect bloom.

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Date: 2011-08-04
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Date: 2012-07-05
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Date: 2023-06-23
Eggplant Electricity

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