Hybridizer: | Keith Keppel |
Year Of Registration: | 2004 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 2005 |
Seedling Number: | 97-47C |
Classification: | Intermediate Bearded (IB) |
Registered Height: | 20 inches (51 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid |
Bloom Color Classification: | Black Wine |
Flower Patterns: | Bicolor |
Bloom Color Description: | Burgundy standards; red black falls |
Beard Color: | Mandarin red |
Style Arm Color: | Greyed burgundy, edges blended golden tan |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 2007 Award of Merit: 2009 Hans and Jacob Sass Medal: 2011 |
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: | Unbalanced Tetraploid |
Parentage: | 94-10D: (91-43H: ((Nazette x 79-84B: ((Anon x ((((Montage x April Melody) x Jealous Lover) x 71-41F: (68-17A x April Melody)) x (71-12C: (68-5A: ((Henna Stitches x (Maricopa x Chinquapin)) x Montage) x Roundup) x (68-17B: (Montage x April Melody) x April Melody)))) x Orange Tiger) x 91-14B: (Orange Tiger x Chanted)) X 92-84A: (Night Game x 89-152A: (((Winemaster x Congratulations) x Faraway Places) x (Faraway Places x Heathen))) |
RachaelHunter | On May 1, 2024 | Bloomed |
RachaelHunter | On May 12, 2023 | Bloomed |
RachaelHunter | On July 16, 2022 | Obtained plant Cayeux |
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