Hybridizer: | Allan Ensminger |
Year Of Registration: | 1986 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1987 |
Seedling Number: | 80-62 |
Classification: | Border Bearded (BB) |
Registered Height: | 25 inches (63 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid Late |
Bloom Color Classification: | Violet White |
Flower Patterns: | Broken |
Bloom Color Description: | White, splashed violet |
Beard Color: | Yellow, tipped violet |
Fragrance: | Slight Sweet |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1989 |
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: | Tetraploid |
Parentage: | 78-52: (Shazam x ((Rippling Waters x Faydy Girl) x (Rippling Waters x Faydy Girl))) X 78-55: (75-24 x (71-35: (((Nonpareil x (Sugar Babe x Rippling Waters)) x Rippling Waters) x (((Frost and Flame x Gypsy Baron) x (Frost and Flame x Belle Meade)) x Rippling Waters)) x (((Nonpareil x (Sugar Babe x Rippling Waters)) x Rippling Waters) x (((Frost and Flame x Gypsy Baron) x (Frost and Flame x Belle Meade)) x Rippling Waters)))) |
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