Hybridizer: | Marky Smith |
Year Of Registration: | 1998 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1999 |
Seedling Number: | 93-31A |
Classification: | Intermediate Bearded (IB) |
Registered Height: | 25 inches (64 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Early Mid |
Flower Form: | Ruffled |
Bloom Color Classification: | Purple Violet Yellow |
Flower Patterns: | Luminata |
Bloom Color Description: | Plum purple standards blending to primrose yellow wire edge; falls redder than standards, primrose yellow wire rim and veins, pure yellow surrounding beard |
Beard Color: | Cream at end, yellow in midsection, orange in throat |
Style Arm Color: | Clear yellow, midrib and style crests brushed violet |
Fragrance: | Slight Sweet |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 2001 Award of Merit: 2004 |
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: | Fancy Woman X Gemstar |
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