Hybridizer: | Paul Cook |
Year Of Registration: | 1957 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1959 |
Seedling Number: | 11155 |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 34 inches (86 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid |
Bloom Color Classification: | Violet White |
Flower Patterns: | Emma Cook |
Bloom Color Description: | White standards; white falls, 1/2" border royal purple |
Beard Color: | White on outer end, yellow under stylearm |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1959 Award of Merit: 1961 |
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: | Sdlg 12552: (((blue sdlg x Progenitor x Shining Waters)) x Distance x (Progenitor x Shining Waters))) X sdlg 14152: (Dreamcastle x (blue sdlg x (Distance x (Progenitor x Shining Waters)))) |
Child plants: | 100 child plants |
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