Hybridizer: | Keith Keppel by B. Hager |
Year Of Registration: | 1981 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1981 |
Seedling Number: | 72-4D |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 32 inches (81 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid Rebloom |
Bloom Color Classification: | Orange |
Flower Patterns: | Self |
Bloom Color Description: | Pumpkin orange |
Beard Color: | Orange tangerine |
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: | 69-42A: (63-112A: ((Frances Kent x Mary Randall) x 60-183Q) x 65-49A: (Denver Mint x 60-183Q)) X 68-59A: (Radiant Light x 62-58A: (((Golden Gleam x Hallmark) x Sexton 60) x 60-183A: ((Sexton 60: Gail x Techny Chimes) x Golden Gene))) |
Child plants: | 2 child plants |
shizen | On August 8, 2018 | Obtained plant horton ord.; potted; stored near bamboo fntain. |
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