Hybridizer: | Melba Hamblen |
Year Of Registration: | 1976 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1977 |
Seedling Number: | H70-5A |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 34 inches (86 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid Mid Late Late |
Bloom Color Description: | Light violet blue, deeper hafts |
Beard Color: | Darker than violet blue |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1978 |
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: | H67-90: (Top of the World x (Azure Accent x Blue Crest)) X Mayberry 65-16-1: ((Rohman sdlg.: Courtesy x Lady Mohr) x (Mayberry sdlg.: Swan Ballet x Marriott)) |
Child plants: | 18 child plants |
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