Hybridizer: | Barry Blyth |
Year Of Registration: | 2002 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 2002 |
Seedling Number: | H59-1 |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 36 inches (91 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Early Mid |
Flower Form: | Ruffled Laced |
Bloom Color Classification: | Violet White |
Flower Patterns: | Plicata |
Bloom Color Description: | Rosy violet standards, slight white ground; cream white falls, 3/4" rosy violet stitched band, stippling and dotting extending inward |
Beard Color: | Bronze gold |
Fragrance: | Slight Sweet |
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 9b |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Ploidy: | Tetraploid |
Parentage: | Somersault X C239-b: (Z79-2: (Swain x Rustler) x A138-2: (Billows x X127-1: ((Hush at Twilight x ((Love Chant x Festive Skirt) x (Caramba x Pink Ember))) x (Edna's Wish x Orangerie)))) |
Child plants: | 3 child plants |
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