Hybridizer: | Keith Keppel |
Year Of Registration: | 1997 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1998 |
Seedling Number: | 91-51A |
Classification: | Intermediate Bearded (IB) |
Registered Height: | 26 inches (66 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Early Mid |
Flower Form: | Ruffled |
Bloom Color Classification: | Violet White |
Flower Patterns: | Plicata |
Bloom Color Description: | White standards, near-solid wash of rosy campanula violet; hyacinth violet falls, lighter toward center, white ground showing near beard |
Beard Color: | Blue white tipped light blue at end, tipped bronze in center, light yellow tipped bronze in throat |
Style Arm Color: | Eventide, midrib darker |
Fragrance: | Pronounced Sweet |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 2001 |
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 8b |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Ploidy: | Unbalanced Tetraploid |
Parentage: | Faux Pas X Gatty W37-9: (Chubby Cheeks x S48-4: (L-1-5: (F12-1: (((Dainty Royal x Golden Fair) x Zip) x Ginger Tart) x Baja) x Muchacha)) |
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