Hybridizer: | Paul Black |
Year Of Registration: | 2002 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 2003 |
Seedling Number: | H238BB |
Classification: | Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB) |
Registered Height: | 14 inches (36 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid |
Bloom Color Classification: | Purple Wine |
Bloom Color Description: | Claret purple standards; lighter claret purple falls, small plum spot around beards and small blue flash at end of beards |
Beard Color: | Violet and brown |
Style Arm Color: | Purple, paler edges |
Fragrance: | Pronounced Spicy |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 2005 Award of Merit: 2007 |
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: | Amphidiploid |
Parentage: | Snugglebug X Buddy Boy |
Child plants: | 8 child plants |
Hajue | On May 1, 2018 | Bloomed |
Hajue | On July 3, 2016 | Transplanted |
SkirtGardener | On August 23, 2020 | Obtained plant |
RachaelHunter | On August 9, 2023 | Obtained plant dragonfly jewels |
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