| Description | A florific plant with black red flowers. |
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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 | black red self , petals recurve, 4 inches, mid season |
| Fruit | seed capsule |
| Leaves | strap like leaves, emerge from a crown just underneath the soil, dormant |
| Dimensions | 26-30 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 | Grovatt (1971) |
| Author's Notes | I have grown this daylily in my gardens and at my nursery for over 30 years. The flower color for me varies from deep red to black red. |
| Notes & Reference | #131 The Gardener's Guide to Growing Daylilies (Diana Grenfell) |
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