Hybridizer: | Jack Boushay |
Year Of Registration: | 1980 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1980 |
Seedling Number: | 74-BB-1 |
Classification: | Miniature Tall Bearded (MTB) |
Registered Height: | 18 inches (46 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Early |
Flower Form: | Tailored |
Bloom Color Classification: | Copper/Brown |
Flower Patterns: | Bitone |
Bloom Color Description: | Smooth red brown standards; darker red brown falls |
Beard Color: | Yellow |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1984 |
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 |
Ploidy: | Unbalanced Tetraploid |
Parentage: | New Idea X Jolly Fellow |
piksihk | On May 13, 2020 | Miscellaneous Event Gave to Thelma |
piksihk | On August 8, 2017 | Obtained plant 2 rhiz. MTB copper/br bitone |
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