Hybridizer: | Gordon Plough |
Year Of Registration: | 1968 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1969 |
Seedling Number: | 62-134-13 |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 30 inches (76 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Early Mid |
Bloom Color Classification: | Orchid |
Bloom Color Description: | Mauve standards; near white area on falls around beards, blending to mauve |
Beard Color: | White, deeper in throat |
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: | 59-266-26: (((Moonlight Serenade x Mary Randall) x E. Nelson: ((Pink Cameo x Pink Formal) x Mary Randall)) x Melodrama) X 59-99-30: (Imperial Amethyst x 5554-5: (Moonlight Serenade x Mary Randall) x E. Nelson: ((Pink Cameo x Pink Formal) x Mary Randall))) |
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