Hybridizer: | Tom Magee |
Year Of Registration: | 1977 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1981 |
Seedling Number: | 7213D |
Classification: | Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB) |
Registered Height: | 9 inches (23 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Late |
Bloom Color Classification: | Violet |
Bloom Color Description: | Deep violet standards; brown red haft on falls, bleeding to iridescent red violet over balance of petal |
Beard Color: | Violet with slight yellow deep in base |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1984 |
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: | 6919A: ((Bang x Martel) x (Blue Sapphire x Brigadoon)) X Cherry Garden |
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