Hybridizer: | G. Crossman |
Year Of Registration: | 1969 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1971 |
Seedling Number: | 68-13 |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 30 inches (76 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid |
Bloom Color Classification: | Orchid Violet |
Bloom Color Description: | Pale orchid standards, tinted pink; purple violet falls |
Beard Color: | Coral pink |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1972 |
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: | 64-36: ((62-16: (June Meredith x Fleeta) x Esther Fay)) X 6519: (Rippling Waters x Whole Cloth) |
Child plants: | 3 child plants |
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