Hybridizer: | Schreiner |
Year Of Registration: | 1990 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1990 |
Seedling Number: | W 164-A |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 36 inches (91 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Early Mid |
Flower Form: | Ruffled |
Bloom Color Classification: | Blue Light blue |
Flower Patterns: | Neglecta |
Bloom Color Description: | Light blue standards; medium blue falls |
Beard Color: | Blue, tipped yellow |
Foliage: | Purple Based |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1992 Award of Merit: 1994 |
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: | J 50-G: (D 241-1: ((First Violet x King's Choice) x (Allegiance x ((Pierre Menard x Blue Ensign) x Harbor Blue)) x ((First Violet x Arabi Pasha) x (Salem x Bluebird Blue))) x Navy Strut) X Royal Crusader |
Child plants: | 25 child plants |
AndreA33 | On May 29, 2016 | Bloomed |
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