Hybridizer: | Paul Black |
Year Of Registration: | 1997 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1997 |
Seedling Number: | 91207A |
Classification: | Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB) |
Registered Height: | 13 inches (33 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid |
Bloom Color Classification: | Purple White |
Flower Patterns: | Luminata |
Bloom Color Description: | Dark purple standards; darker purple falls, white luminata patch |
Beard Color: | White |
Style Arm Color: | White, edged purple |
Fragrance: | Pronounced Spicy |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1999 Award of Merit: 2003 |
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: | Black Star X 87130J: (Chubby Cheeks x 85319B: (Gentle Air x (B80-20: (Concord Touch x Daisy) x Soft Air))) |
Child plants: | 16 child plants |
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