Hybridizer: | Gordon Plough |
Year Of Registration: | 1962 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1963 |
Seedling Number: | 59-266-37 |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 34 inches (86 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Early Mid |
Bloom Color Description: | Gray buff standards; light red violet falls, faint blue line below beards |
Beard Color: | Light orange, tipped blue |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1964 |
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: | ((Moonlight Serenade x Mary Randall) x E. Nelson: ((Pink Cameo x Pink Formal) x Mary Randall)) X Melodrama |
Child plants: | 33 child plants |
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