Hybridizer: | Barry Blyth |
Year Of Registration: | 2007 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 2008 |
Seedling Number: | N96-3 |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 37 inches (94 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid Late |
Flower Form: | Ruffled |
Bloom Color Classification: | Peach Violet |
Flower Patterns: | Dark Top |
Bloom Color Description: | Apricot standards heavily infused rosy violet at midrib; creamy apricot falls deepening toward edge and more so at hafts |
Beard Color: | Bright tango orange |
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: | Keppel 96-29f: (92-69B: (88-99C: (Florida Orange x (Flashpoint x 79-56E: ((72-5B x Orange Empire) x Orangerie)))) x Island Dancer) x Fogbound) X Opposing Forces |
Child plants: | one child plant |
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