Hybridizer: | Joseph Ghio |
Year Of Registration: | 1982 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1983 |
Seedling Number: | 77-121R |
Classification: | Border Bearded (BB) |
Registered Height: | 24 inches (61 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Early Early Mid Mid |
Flower Form: | Ruffled |
Bloom Color Classification: | Wine |
Bloom Color Description: | Cranberry, violet flash on falls |
Beard Color: | Cranberry |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1985 Award of Merit: 1989 |
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: | Tetraploid |
Parentage: | ((Dignitary x (((Eloquent x (Galilee x Violet Hills)) x ((Frosted Starlight x (Spanish Peaks x Black Satin)) x ((Violet Harmony x Mary McClellan) x Frosted Starlight))) x Wedding Vow)) x (Sapphire Hills x Dignitary)) X (Waltzing Widow x Intuition) |
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