Hybridizer: | Paul Black |
Year Of Registration: | 1984 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1985 |
Seedling Number: | B81-119 |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 30 inches (76 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid |
Flower Form: | Ruffled Laced |
Bloom Color Classification: | Tan Lavender Violet |
Flower Patterns: | Blend |
Bloom Color Description: | Ecru standards, lavender blending out from midrib, deeper ecru tan veining to edge; blue violet falls, brownish thumbprints, 1/4" chartreuse ecru edge |
Beard Color: | Pale yellow white |
Fragrance: | Slight Spicy |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1988 |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Ploidy: | Tetraploid |
Parentage: | P. Dyer 79-15: ((Bayberry Candle x Bamboo Curtain) x Copper Capers) X Chartreuse Ruffles |
Child plants: | 2 child plants |
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