Hybridizer: | Paul Black |
Year Of Registration: | 2005 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 2006 |
Seedling Number: | H40JJ |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 38 inches (97 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Early Mid |
Flower Form: | Bubble Ruffled |
Bloom Color Classification: | Orchid Silver/Grey Wine |
Flower Patterns: | Blend |
Bloom Color Description: | Pastel greyed orchid standards, darker at edges; dark red purple fall centers blending to red violet, wide translucent pearl violet margin, white spray around beards |
Beard Color: | Orange, small violet horn |
Space Age Beard Appendages: | Horns |
Style Arm Color: | Buff orchid |
Fragrance: | Pronounced Spicy |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 2009 |
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 Fragrant |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Ploidy: | Tetraploid |
Parentage: | Off Color Joke X D61AA: (Skyblaze x Tom Johnson) |
Child plants: | one child plant |
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