Hybridizer: | Bennett Jones |
Year Of Registration: | 1992 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1993 |
Seedling Number: | 440-1 |
Classification: | Miniature Dwarf Bearded (MDB) |
Registered Height: | 7 inches (18 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid |
Bloom Color Classification: | Gold White |
Flower Patterns: | Amoena |
Bloom Color Description: | White standards; pumpkin orange falls, edged white |
Beard Color: | Carrot red |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1995 Award of Merit: 1997 Caparne-Welch Medal: 1999 |
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 |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Parentage: | 385-9: (((Melon Honey x Wright L32) x ((Roberts 65R11 x (pink IB x pumila)) x Melon Honey)) x (Hooligan x M309: (Solar Flight x M255: (Melon Honey x E. Roberts 65R11)))) X Orange Tiger |
Child plants: | 19 child plants |
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