Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Grey Witch') in the Daylilies Database - Garden.org

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Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link:	AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer:	Reed
Year of Registration or Introduction:	1999
Foliage type:	Dormant
Scape height:	30 inches
Bloom size:	6 inches
Bloom time:	Early midseason
Plant Traits:	Diurnal
Bud Count:	10-15
Branching:	2-way
Bloom Traits:	Eye or Band
Bloom Form:	Spider
Color description:	gray lavender with purple eye above green throat
AHS Awards:	Award of Merit: 2009 Honorable Mention: 2005

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
Parentage:	Trahlyta x unknown
Child plants:	36 child plants

Common names

Daylily

'Grey Witch' was a featured
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mom2cjemma	On July 6, 2022	Bloomed
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mom2cjemma	On July 17, 2017	Bloomed
carpathiangirl	On October 1, 2019	Obtained plant planted
MrKGDickie	On May 13, 2020	Obtained plant Received another Grey Witch as a bonus from Rita Bee's. I like it, so the duplication is ok.
MrKGDickie	On September 5, 2019	Obtained plant Received plant as bonus from Rita Bee's in GA.
Mlbdphillips	On July 27, 2021	Obtained plant Ken Anderton North Ridgeville

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