Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Murphy-J.P.
Year of Registration or Introduction: 2006
Foliage type: Dormant
Scape height: 40 inches
Bloom size: 7 inches
Bloom time: Midseason-Late
Plant Traits: Extended Bloom
Bud Count: 26-30
Branching: 4-way
Bloom Traits: Eye or Band
Edged
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: lavender with purple eye and cream edge above chartreuse throat
AHS Awards: Award of Merit: 2016
Honorable Mention: 2011

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
Fragrant
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Diploid
Parentage: (Grey Witch x Magic of Oz) x Loch Ness Monster
Child plants: 18 child plants

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  • Daylily

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Location: Photo by Carol Bacskai; zone 5b, Yorkville, IL
Date: 2021-07-27
Location: Lincoln NE (5b)
Date: 2017-06-30
Location: home garden VA
Date: 2018-07-11
OCEAN SPIRIT
Location: My garden, Baltimore MD
Date: 2017-07-02
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2014-11-20
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Location: Lincoln NE (5b)
Date: 2018-06-28
Location: My garden, Baltimore MD
Date: 2018-06-27
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Location: My garden, Eagle Point, Oregon
Date: 2019-07-21
Nice poly bloom
Location: Eufaula, Alabama
Date: 2023-06-04
Uploaded by Avedon
Location: Lincoln NE zone 5
Date: 2019-07-08
Location: Photo by Carol Bacskai; zone 5b, Yorkville, IL
Date: 2022-07-30
Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2022-08-13
Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2022-08-23
Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2022-08-24
Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2022-08-24
Location: Eufaula, Alabama
Date: 2023-06-10
Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2022-08-13
Location: Philo, California
Date: 2021-07-07
Location: Lincoln NE (5b)
Date: 2017-06-21
Location: My garden, Eagle Point, Oregon
Date: 2019-07-08
Beautiful! performs well
Location: My garden in Lake Elmo, MN
Date: 2019-08-07
Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2022-08-13

Photo courtesy of MaryAnn Pruden of Lily House

Image Courtesy of Woodhenge Gardens Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by vic
Location: Philo, California
Date: 2021-07-07

Photo courtesy of Paul J. Owen of Slightly Different Nursery

Photo courtesy of Maryott's Gardens

Photo courtesy of Slightly Different Nursery
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2022-08-23
Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2022-08-17
Location: Oak Hills Daylilies, Athens, IL
Photo Courtesy of Bonnie Nichols, Oak Hill Daylilies. Used with
Location: Haley Springs Farm
Date: 2022-06-25
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