Hybridizer: | Joseph Ghio |
Year Of Registration: | 1992 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1993 |
Seedling Number: | 88-138G |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 36 inches (91 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid Late |
Bloom Color Classification: | White Wine |
Flower Patterns: | Plicata |
Bloom Color Description: | Nearly solid pink wine standards; white falls, pink wine lines and dotting overall, white hairline edge, white sunburst around beards |
Beard Color: | Tangerine |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1997 |
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: | Cupid's Arrow X 85-25A: ((((Handiwork x (Gay Parasol x Mystique)) x Goddess) x (Gem of Sierra x ((73-31-I: ((Ponderosa x Honey Rae) x (((Commentary x Claudia Rene) x Claudia Rene) x (Ponderosa x New Moon))) x Osage Buff) x (Vanity x Anon)))) x Gigolo) |
Child plants: | 47 child plants |
Calif_Sue | On March 29, 2022 | Bloomed |
Calif_Sue | On April 15, 2018 | Bloomed |
Calif_Sue | On April 4, 2017 | Bloomed |
Calif_Sue | On April 22, 2016 | Bloomed |
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