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Hybridizer: Joseph Ghio
Year Of Registration: 2005
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2006
Seedling Number: 01-93W
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
Light blue
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Light blue standards shading to turquoise at base; blue white falls overlaid medium blue, light blue band around edge
Beard Color: Lemon, tipped white
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2009

General Plant Information (Edit)
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
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: 97-99F: (Double Dribble x Crowned Heads) X U97-12L, unknown luminata
Child plants: 2 child plants

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dragonfetti On May 2, 2015 Obtained plant
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