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Hybridizer: James Gibson
Year Of Registration: 1978
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1979
Seedling Number: 71-4D
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Rebloom
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Greyed orange standards, violet blush, subdued yellow ground; bright yellow falls, 3/8" greyed orange edge, thumbprints and throat
Beard Color: Greyed orange
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1982

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: 32-2P: (Blueberry Trim x Smoke Rings) X 13-2D PBr: (Co Co Mocha x 83-6B: (68-2PB: ((Henna Stitches x Wild Ginger) x (Henna Stitches x Wild Ginger)) x 37-4PL))
Child plants: 31 child plants

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Date: 2015-03-12
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