Hybridizer: | Melba Hamblen |
Year Of Registration: | 1989 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1992 |
Seedling Number: | H80-31D |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 34 inches (86 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid Mid Late Late |
Flower Form: | Ruffled |
Bloom Color Classification: | Lavender Pink |
Flower Patterns: | Bicolor |
Bloom Color Description: | Pink standards; blue violet falls |
Beard Color: | Orange red, tipped blue |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1994 |
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: | 78-117A: (((Tipperary x Lilac Flame) x Dream Lover) x ((((Sunset Blues x Marvalon) x Panoramic) x Shipshape) x (Nobleman x ((Fountain Blue x High Heels) x (Fountain Blue x Katherine J. McLain))))) X 78-46A: (72-23D: (((((Violet Fire x (Fashion Show x Melodrama)) x (Violet Fire x ((Palomino x (Radiation x Great Lakes)) x ((Helen McGregor x Radiation) x Palomino)))) x Crystal Flame) x Hilight) x ((D. Waters P-51 pink x (Fair Luzon x Garden Party)) x (((((Cherie x Radiation) x Salmon Shell) x (Rosedale x Pink Enchantment)) x Garden Party) x Adorable You))) x Windsor Rose) |
Child plants: | 2 child plants |
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