Hybridizer: | Paul Black |
Year Of Registration: | 2008 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 2008 |
Seedling Number: | M159A |
Classification: | Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB) |
Registered Height: | 15.5 inches (39 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid Late |
Bloom Color Classification: | Gold Wine |
Flower Patterns: | Variegata |
Bloom Color Description: | Medium buff gold standards; medium buff gold falls, large garnet spot |
Beard Color: | White, tipped dark orange |
Style Arm Color: | Dark buff gold |
Fragrance: | Pronounced Sweet |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 2010 Award of Merit: 2012 Cook-Douglas Medal: 2014 Fred and Barbara Walther Cup: 2010 |
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: | 675AA: (Ballet Lesson x E73A: (Tweety Bird x Hot Jazz)) X Fingertips |
Child plants: | 13 child plants |
Lilydaydreamer | On April 21, 2023 | Bloomed |
SkirtGardener | On July 24, 2020 | Obtained plant |
CHERYLAWILSON | On September 17, 2019 | Obtained plant |
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