Hybridizer: | Currier McEwen |
Year Of Registration: | 1988 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1989 |
Seedling Number: | T4 80/62 |
Classification: | Japanese (Ensata) |
Registered Height: | 34 inches (86 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Early Mid Mid Mid Late Late |
Bloom Color Description: | Dark purple standards; red violet falls, velvety sheen, rich cadmium orange signals |
Style Arm Color: | Purple violet, tipped darker |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) |
Flowers: | Showy |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Will not come true from seed |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Pollinators: | Various insects |
Ploidy: | Tetraploid |
Parentage: | T3 77/8(1): ((73/7, Hirao seed x unknown) x ((Garden Caprice x sdlg.) x ("Agiha" x "Shikino-Hajime"))) X T1 76/16P: ("Mitsu Zakura" x Simple Elegance) |
Child plants: | 4 child plants |
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