Hybridizer: | Hooker Nichols |
Year Of Registration: | 1983 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1984 |
Seedling Number: | 8251B |
Classification: | Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB) |
Registered Height: | 12 inches (30 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid Mid Late Late Very Late |
Bloom Color Description: | Dove grey pink, standards suffused purple at midrib, vivid maroon blaze on falls |
Beard Color: | Orchid |
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: | Amphidiploid |
Parentage: | 7924A: (Rikki Tiki x Amazon Princess) X C. Palmer 7259: (6939: (Wilma V x unknown) x Little Titan) |
Child plants: | 2 child plants |
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