Hybridizer: | James Mahoney |
Year Of Registration: | 1979 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1987 |
Seedling Number: | 77/203B |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 33 inches (84 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid Late |
Flower Form: | Ruffled Laced |
Bloom Color Description: | Light brown standards; yellow upper third of falls, veined brown at hafts, blending to brown and violet wash |
Beard Color: | Yellow orange, 3/8" yellow orange horns |
Space Age Beard Appendages: | Horns |
Style Arm Color: | Light brown |
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 |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Ploidy: | Tetraploid |
Parentage: | Lavender Petticoat X New Moon |
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