Hybridizer: | Joseph Gatty |
Year Of Registration: | 1971 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1972 |
Seedling Number: | 17R |
Classification: | Intermediate Bearded (IB) |
Registered Height: | 24 inches (61 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Early Early Mid Mid Mid Late Late |
Bloom Color Classification: | Wine |
Bloom Color Description: | Deep reddish purple standards; blended red purple falls, overlaid tan on edge, deeper spot |
Beard Color: | Blue purple, tipped bronze |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1974 Award of Merit: 1976 Hans and Jacob Sass Medal: 1977 |
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 |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Ploidy: | Unbalanced Tetraploid |
Parentage: | Dainty Royal X Martel |
Child plants: | one child plant |
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