Hybridizer: | Keith Keppel |
Year Of Registration: | 1985 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1985 |
Seedling Number: | 78-70G |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 35 inches (89 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Early Early Mid Mid |
Bloom Color Classification: | Orchid Pink White |
Flower Patterns: | Plicata |
Bloom Color Description: | Pale pink standards, orchid flush on midrib; white falls, 3/8" rosy orchid border |
Beard Color: | White, tipped tangerine in throat |
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: | 75-103e: ((((Irma Melrose x Tea Apron) x ((Full Circle x Rococo) x Tea Apron)) x April Melody) x Caramba) x Flamenco) X 75-98B: (71-12C: (68-5A: ((Henna Stitches x (Maricopa x Chinquapin)) x Montage) x Roundup) x ((Montage x April Melody) x April Melody) |
Child plants: | 5 child plants |
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