Hybridizer: | Paul Black |
Year Of Registration: | 2002 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 2002 |
Seedling Number: | C81A |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 46 inches (117 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid |
Flower Form: | Fluted Laced |
Bloom Color Classification: | Light blue Violet |
Flower Patterns: | Neglecta |
Bloom Color Description: | Pale pearly violet blue standards; rosy violet falls, subdued silvery blue violet edge, slight blue haze below beards, few white veins on hafts |
Beard Color: | White, tipped root beer |
Style Arm Color: | Pale pearly violet blue, orchid rib |
Fragrance: | Slight Musky |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 2004 Award of Merit: 2007 |
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: | 91123D: (Mellow Magic x Born Beautiful) X A10G: (Enchanting x Ruth Black) |
Child plants: | one child plant |
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