Purple Cheetah

(Gossard, James) 2007 introduction

( Rapter x Tetra Starman's Quest)

Tetraploid 32” MRe Dor emo fr 7 ½” 4 to 5-way branching 25 buds Unusual form crispate, twisted. Fertile both ways. Rebloomer.

Very good rust resistance. Northern Hardy.

Finally I have introduced a stable spotted daylily. Most spotted daylilies are due to environmental temperatures. Purple Cheetah is an exception, not 100% but close. With out the spots it is a beautiful reverse bicolor Flowers of Purple Cheetah are heavily spotted dark purple while the petals are a lighter purple color, sepals are dark purple, sometimes also spotted on the edges. To further complicate the flower the eye zone is patterned watermark and banded. Second introduction to bring Tetra STARMAN'S QUEST genes to the UFO and Spiders A super garden plant, great plant habit, scapes and branching, one of my best.....$35 Double fans

Purple Cheetah wins the 2014 A.H.S. Award of Merit Award