Hybridizer: | Thomas Johnson |
Year Of Registration: | 2003 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 2004 |
Seedling Number: | T277A |
Classification: | Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB) |
Registered Height: | 12 inches (31 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid Late |
Flower Form: | Ruffled |
Bloom Color Classification: | Magenta |
Bloom Color Description: | Light to medium orchid standards, darker texture veining; medium claret falls, bluer around beards and paler at edge, darker texture veining, blue dart at end of beards |
Beard Color: | Violet blue, brown in throat |
Style Arm Color: | Violet blue, white edges, orchid crests |
Fragrance: | Pronounced Sweet |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 2006 |
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: | Amphidiploid |
Parentage: | Neutron X Jeweler's Art |
Child plants: | 4 child plants |
Australis | On November 27, 2023 | Transplanted Moved to a different spot in the front garden. |
Australis | On September 30, 2023 | Bloomed Not sure how long it bloomed for; 3 bloom stalks off small plants with only 1-2 blooms each. |
Australis | On February 3, 2023 | Transplanted Slipped pot contents into prepared spot in front garden. |
Australis | On January 27, 2023 | Potted up |
Australis | On January 25, 2023 | Obtained plant Purchased from a roadside stall at Yarck. |
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