Hybridizer: | Joseph Ghio |
Year Of Registration: | 1999 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 2000 |
Seedling Number: | U92-5R |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 33 inches (84 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid Late |
Flower Form: | Bubble Ruffled |
Bloom Color Classification: | Black White |
Flower Patterns: | Amoena |
Bloom Color Description: | White standards; purple black falls |
Beard Color: | Brick red |
Style Arm Color: | White, gold fringed crests |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 2002 Award of Merit: 2004 John C. Wister Medal: 2007 Franklin Cook Memorial Cup: 2002 |
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: | 88-180P: (Notorious x ((Success Story x (Fancy Tales x Alpine Castle)) x ((Persian Smoke x Entourage) x ((Strawberry Sundae x (Artiste x Tupelo Honey)) x (Marmalade Skies x (Sun King x (Gold Trimmings x Solano))))))) X Romantic Evening |
Child plants: | 183 child plants |
shizen | On September 10, 2016 | Obtained plant plntd |
iheartmrf | On May 11, 2018 | Bloomed One gorgeous bloom on each of the three plants. Deep purple with light lavender color on the middle. Tall and lovely. |
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