Hybridizer: | Paul Black |
Year Of Registration: | 2021 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 2021 |
Seedling Number: | Y191A |
Classification: | Interspecies Hybrids---Species X |
Registered Height: | 19 inches (48 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Early Early Mid Mid Mid Late Late |
Flower Form: | Ruffled |
Bloom Color Classification: | Purple Silver/Grey |
Bloom Color Description: | Pale grey standards washed light khaki over center; dark red purple falls blended to mid slate lilac edge, white hafts veined dark plum, few random mid lilac flecks |
Beard Color: | Old gold in throat and middle, mid indigo at end |
Style Arm Color: | Light lilac, ecru edges and crests |
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 9b |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Ploidy: | Tetraploid |
Parentage: | U66A: (Date with Destiny x S208A: (N237B: (Alberta Clipper x Silverberry) x Keeper)) X W211A: (U88A: (First Lady of Spring x Spell) x U68B: (Date with Destiny x unknown)) |
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