Hybridizer: | Sue Stribley |
Year Of Registration: | 2004 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 2004 |
Seedling Number: | 00-PGB02 |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 37 inches (95 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid |
Flower Form: | Ruffled |
Bloom Color Classification: | Purple |
Flower Patterns: | Bitone |
Bloom Color Description: | Deep purple standards; purple black falls |
Beard Color: | Blue |
Style Arm Color: | Deep purple |
Fragrance: | Slight |
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 Fragrant |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Ploidy: | Tetraploid |
Parentage: | Palace Gossip X Blackout |
Child plants: | 2 child plants |
Australis | On January 8, 2023 | Transplanted Relocated to a different spot in the front garden. |
Australis | From October 16, 2022 to November 9, 2022 | Bloomed |
Australis | On December 27, 2021 | Transplanted Moved to a temporary location in our new front garden. |
Australis | From October 15, 2021 to November 16, 2021 | Bloomed Long bloom period due to having two groups in different parts of the garden. The second one started just as the first lot finished. |
Australis | From October 18, 2017 to November 16, 2017 | Bloomed Long bloom period due to having two groups in different parts of the garden. The second one started just as the first lot finished. |
Australis | On December 3, 2016 | Obtained plant Generously given to me by a fellow NGA member. |
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