Hybridizer: | Paul Black |
Year Of Registration: | 1998 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1998 |
Seedling Number: | B247C |
Classification: | Miniature Dwarf Bearded (MDB) |
Registered Height: | 6 inches (15 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Early |
Bloom Color Classification: | Purple White |
Flower Patterns: | Plicata |
Bloom Color Description: | White standards, wide dark purple band and veins; white falls, narrow dark purple band, plus veins and lines from beard to edge |
Beard Color: | Purple black, white base |
Style Arm Color: | Whitish, purple ridge and crest |
Fragrance: | Pronounced Sweet |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 2000 Award of Merit: 2002 Caparne-Welch Medal: 2004 |
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 8b |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Parentage: | Inky Dinky X Flea Circus |
Child plants: | 9 child plants |
RachaelHunter | On April 17, 2023 | Bloomed |
RachaelHunter | On July 16, 2022 | Obtained plant Cayeux |
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