Hybridizer: | Chuck Chapman |
Year Of Registration: | 2009 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 2009 |
Seedling Number: | 02-043-1 |
Classification: | Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB) |
Registered Height: | 14.5 inches (37 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid |
Bloom Color Classification: | Black |
Bloom Color Description: | Dark purple black |
Beard Color: | Violet |
Style Arm Color: | Dark purple black |
Fragrance: | Slight Sweet |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 2013 Award of Merit: 2016 |
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: | Amphidiploid |
Parentage: | Ruby Eruption X 91-064-4: (Chubby Cheeks x 87-32-09: (Velvet Caper x Michael Paul)) |
Child plants: | one child plant |
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