Hybridizer: | K. Steele |
Year Of Registration: | 1989 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1990 |
Seedling Number: | 584-02-001 |
Classification: | Miniature Tall Bearded (MTB) |
Registered Height: | 18 inches (46 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid |
Bloom Color Classification: | Cream Violet |
Flower Patterns: | Plicata |
Bloom Color Description: | Creamy white standards, heavily marked blue violet; creamy white falls, stitched blue violet |
Beard Color: | Pale yellow, tipped deep yellow |
Fragrance: | Sweet |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1992 Award of Merit: 1994 Williamson-White Medal: 1996 |
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: | Diploid |
Parentage: | Carolyn Rose X Desert Quail |
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