| Description | One of the first orchid pink Daylilies to be introduced. A diploid dormant type of Daylily. |
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| Pronunciation | (hem-er-o-kal-lis) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-9 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, some shade |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | lavender pink petals and sepals, green throat |
| Fruit | seed pod |
| Leaves | strap like leaves, emerge from a crown just underneath the soil |
| Dimensions | 24-30 inches tall |
| Maintenance | The maintenance of this plant can be rather easy and can be treated like most perennials, which is cutting off the dead foliage in the fall when the plant is going dormant. Another way I like, is too clean the plant up after bloom. Cut off the long flower scapes and remove any dead foliage. Cut it back in a fan shape 4-6 inch above the ground. It will regrow and fill in with fresh foliage (hardiness zone #5). At this time it is forming new roots and is a good time to fertilize |
| Propagation | division in late summer early fall, can be divided in the spring |
| Cultivar Origin | Introduced in 1967 by Frank and Peggy Childs of Jenkinsburg, Georgia USA. |
| Author's Notes | I have grown this plant for many years. Although the flowers are very nice. It is one of the first to die back in my garden. |
| Notes & Reference | #131 The Gardner's Guide to Growing Daylilies (Diana Grenfell), AHS) |
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