Shaka Zulu
This dramatic early-morning opener has us take pictures every time (which is a whole lot thanks to rebloom). That big green throat that melts into electric lighter purple and burgundy velvet... Shaka was legendarily fierce, but his namesake daylily is just regal.
Daylily Database Data
Shaka Zulu
(Moldovan, 1992)
Scape Height
28 in, (71 cm)
Bloom Size
6 in, (15 cm)
Bloom Season
Early-Midseason,Rebloom
Ploidy
Tetraploid
Foliage Type
Semi-Evergreen
Bloom Habit
Extended
Parentage
(Court Magician × Mephistopheles)
Color
dark grape purple with white edging and pale watermark above lemon cream to green throat