Hybridizer: | Barry Blyth |
Year Of Registration: | 2007 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 2007 |
Seedling Number: | O96-1 |
Classification: | Intermediate Bearded (IB) |
Registered Height: | 20 inches (51 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Early Mid |
Bloom Color Classification: | Violet Wine |
Bloom Color Description: | Bright blue violet standards; bright blue violet falls, large ruby black pumila spot covering half of petal |
Beard Color: | Blue violet, tipped bronze in throat |
Fragrance: | Slight Sweet |
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 |
Ploidy: | Unbalanced Tetraploid |
Parentage: | L145-1: (J194-1: (Romancer x G93-1: (E158-2: (B202-1: (Affaire x (X108-2: ((Touch of Bronze x Beachgirl) x ((Inca Queen x (Tranquil Star x (Love Chant x Festive Skirt))) x Amber Snow)) x X108-10: ((Touch of Bronze x Beachgirl) x ((Inca Queen x (Tranquil Star x (Love Chant x Festive Skirt))) x Amber Snow)))) x B164-1: (Chocolate Vanilla x Electrique)) x E95-2: (C225-2: (Z63-3: (W117-1: ((Alpine Journey x Beachgirl) x (Beachgirl x ((Tranquil Star x Coral Strand) x (Persian Smoke x Chimbolam)))) x Chocolate Vanilla) x Aztec Burst) x Yes))) x Sofia) X L16-1: (J10-3: (It's a Giggle x Being Busy) x J81-Y: (G147-2: (Suslik x I. pumila Schact) x Sunmaster)) |
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