Hybridizer: | Frederick Kerr |
Year Of Registration: | 2014 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 2014 |
Seedling Number: | 06-023-1 |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 36 inches (91 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid |
Bloom Color Classification: | Black Violet |
Flower Patterns: | Bicolor |
Bloom Color Description: | Velvet dark blue standards, edged brown; plush red black falls, white line beside beards |
Beard Color: | Orange red |
Style Arm Color: | Dark blue, edged brown |
Fragrance: | Slight Sweet |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 2017 |
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: | 04-037E: (Kisses Like Wine x Decadence) X 04-024A: (00-071A: (98-040F: (Local Color x Gallant Theme) x 98-054E: (Romantic Evening x Gallant Theme))x Ghio 98-3F: (Vizier sdlg x Starring)) |
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