Hybridizer: | D. C. Nearpass, deceased, by Don Spoon |
Year Of Registration: | 2000 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 2000 |
Seedling Number: | 90-86 |
Classification: | Miniature Tall Bearded (MTB) |
Registered Height: | 24 inches (61 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Early Mid Rebloom |
Flower Form: | Tailored |
Bloom Color Classification: | Orchid |
Flower Patterns: | Self |
Bloom Color Description: | Lavender blue, darker venation on falls |
Beard Color: | Lavender, hairs tipped golden yellow |
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 8b |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Ploidy: | Tetraploid |
Parentage: | 88-23: (New Idea x 76-7: (I. aphylla "Coerulea" x 69-56)) X 89-18: (Little Lynn x Hager 2540C: ((((Seventh Heaven x unknown) x (Frenchi x Pagoda)) x ((Norah x Thisbe) x (Norah x Thisbe))) x ((Norah x Thisbe) x (Norah x Thisbe)) x (Frenchi x Pagoda)) x ((Norah x Thisbe) x (Norah x Thisbe))) |
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