Hybridizer: | D. Steve Varner |
Year Of Registration: | 1964 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1966 |
Seedling Number: | 320 |
Classification: | Border Bearded (BB) |
Registered Height: | 27 inches (69 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Early Mid |
Bloom Color Classification: | Black |
Flower Patterns: | Bitone |
Bloom Color Description: | Deep purple black standards; black falls |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1967 |
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: | Storm Warning X Dark Stranger |
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