Hybridizer: | Keith Keppel |
Year Of Registration: | 1989 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1990 |
Seedling Number: | 84-1X |
Classification: | Intermediate Bearded (IB) |
Registered Height: | 23 inches (58 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Early Mid |
Bloom Color Classification: | Copper/Brown Yellow |
Flower Patterns: | Plicata |
Bloom Color Description: | Straw standards flushed moonmist; martius yellow falls, small pale spot at edge of beards, 1/4" edge flushed near maple |
Beard Color: | Cadmium orange, mikado in throat |
Fragrance: | Slight Sweet |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1992 Award of Merit: 1995 |
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: | Nazette X 79-84B: ((Anon x ((((Montage x April Melody) x Jealous Lover) x 71-41F: (68-17A x April Melody)) x (71-12C: (68-5A: ((Henna Stitches x (Maricopa x Chinquapin)) x Montage) x Roundup) x (68-17B: (Montage x April Melody) x April Melody))) |
Child plants: | one child plant |
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