Hybridizer: | Barry Blyth |
Year Of Registration: | 1998 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1998 |
Seedling Number: | E57-1 |
Classification: | Intermediate Bearded (IB) |
Registered Height: | 25 inches (63 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Very Very Early Very Early Early Early Mid Mid Mid Late Late |
Flower Form: | Ruffled |
Bloom Color Classification: | Magenta Wine |
Bloom Color Description: | Iridescent magenta standards, lightly shot burgundy; iridescent magenta falls shot brighter burgundy, deeper at hafts |
Beard Color: | Bronze with lavender base, tangerine in throat |
Fragrance: | Slight |
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 Fragrant |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Ploidy: | Unbalanced Tetraploid |
Parentage: | It Is X Dawn Sky |
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