Hybridizer: | Marky Smith |
Year Of Registration: | 2010 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 2019 |
Seedling Number: | 05-40D |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 32 inches (81 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid |
Flower Form: | Bubble Ruffled |
Bloom Color Classification: | Gold |
Bloom Color Description: | Honeysweet pale gold standards to smoked lavender midrib, lavender veins at top edges giving smoky appearance when fresh; burgundy black falls, black centers, brighter burgundy at hafts; thin red violet outer edge, cream feathering flanking beards |
Beard Color: | Smoked tangerine, paler at end |
Style Arm Color: | Gold sides and crests, lavender lines flanking pale cream midrib |
Fragrance: | Pronounced Musky |
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: | Secret Service X 03-17D: (Starring x Broad Shoulders) |
Child plants: | one child plant |
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