Hybridizer: | Opal Brown |
Year Of Registration: | 1985 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1985 |
Seedling Number: | 79-3F |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 40 inches (102 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Early Mid |
Bloom Color Classification: | Violet |
Bloom Color Description: | Violet purple, lighter area around beards |
Beard Color: | Sienna orange |
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 |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Ploidy: | Tetraploid |
Parentage: | 77-2A43: ((63-4: (Fay sdlg.: (Fleeta x Pink Enchantment) x Waters sdlg.) x 63-1: (New Arrival x One Desire)) x Saber Dance) X 77-1A7: ((Baroque x Saber Dance) x Silver Shower) |
Child plants: | 18 child plants |
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