Hybridizer: | Joseph Gatty by Keith Keppel |
Year Of Registration: | 1994 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1995 |
Seedling Number: | Y7-2 |
Classification: | Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB) |
Registered Height: | 15 inches (38 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Early Early Mid Mid Mid Late Late |
Bloom Color Classification: | Silver/Grey Yellow |
Flower Patterns: | Plicata |
Bloom Color Description: | Light chrome yellow standards flushed metallic grey, deeper in center; sunflower falls suffused greyed mauve, washed deeper in center, flecked darker |
Beard Color: | Deep chrome yellow |
Style Arm Color: | Aureolin |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1998 |
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 |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Ploidy: | Amphidiploid |
Parentage: | Sam X W37-19: (Chubby Cheeks x S48-4: (L-1-5: (F12-1: (((Dainty Royal x Golden Fair) x Zip) x Ginger Tart) x Baja) x Muchacha)) |
Child plants: | 102 child plants |
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