| Division: | Div. 11: Double Late |
| Registrant: | Tubergen |
| Year Registered: | 1953 |
| Country of Origin: | the Netherlands |
| Spring Bloom Season: | Late |
| Special Classifications: | Double-flowered Historic |
| Awards: | RHS - AGM - Award of Garden Merit |
| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| 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) |
| Plant Height: | to 20 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 6 - 9 inches |
| Leaves: | Variegated Spring ephemeral |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Bi-Color: White/red |
| Bloom Size: | 3"-4" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
| Underground structures: | Bulb |
| Uses: | Cut Flower |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Other info: Takes about 6 years from seed to flower. |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Bulbs |
| Containers: | Suitable in 1 gallon Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots |
| Awards and Recognitions: | RHS AGM |
| Parentage: | Sport of: Nizza |
| Child plants: | one child plant |
| MrsBinWY | On October 21, 2018 | Transplanted On 10-21-2018, planted 10 bulbs from Menards in the rose hugel, next to 'Grey Witch' daylily from PDF. |
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