Hybridizer: | Joseph Ghio |
Year Of Registration: | 1976 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1977 |
Seedling Number: | 72-32S |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 40 inches (102 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Early Mid |
Flower Form: | Ruffled |
Bloom Color Classification: | Magenta |
Bloom Color Description: | Red violet, lightening to near white in center |
Beard Color: | White |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1978 |
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 |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Ploidy: | Tetraploid |
Parentage: | 70-41: ((Mulberry Wine x (Haunting Rhapsody x 62-171: ((Frosted Starlight x (Spanish Peaks x Black Satin)) x (Gaulter: (Violet Harmony x Mary McClellan) x Frosted Starlight))))) x ((62-171 x 59-114K: ((Cahokia x Pierre Menard) x (Black Forest x Chivalry)) x Utah Valley)) x (Melissa x 59-114K))) X Warm Laughter |
Child plants: | 8 child plants |
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