Hybridizer: | Richard Tasco |
Year Of Registration: | 2004 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 2005 |
Seedling Number: | 97-IB-01-24-RE |
Classification: | Intermediate Bearded (IB) |
Registered Height: | 24 inches (61 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid Rebloom |
Rebloom by Zone: | Known To Rebloom Zone 9: 20° to 30° |
Flower Form: | Ruffled |
Bloom Color Classification: | Violet |
Flower Patterns: | Bitone |
Bloom Color Description: | Violet standards; slightly darker reddish purple violet falls |
Beard Color: | Bluish violet at end, hair bases white tipped tangerine in throat |
Style Arm Color: | Pale violet, darker rim and top crest |
Fragrance: | Slight Sweet |
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 Fragrant |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Ploidy: | Unbalanced Tetraploid |
Parentage: | Mariposa Skies X Wizard's Return |
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