Hybridizer: | Hyram Ames |
Year Of Registration: | 1996 |
Seedling Number: | A942 |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 30 inches (76 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid |
Flower Form: | Laced |
Bloom Color Classification: | Wine |
Flower Patterns: | Bitone |
Bloom Color Description: | Dark maroon red standards, midrib darker; maroon black falls, slightly lighter edge |
Beard Color: | Bronze |
Style Arm Color: | Dark maroon red |
Fragrance: | Slight Spicy |
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 Fragrant |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Ploidy: | Tetraploid |
Parentage: | Quanah Parker X A905: (Blackout x A845: (((A656: ((Party Dress x Black Hills) x (Sugarplum x Violet Hills)) x Wonderful One) x (A656 x Laced Tapestry)) x ((A7211 x Wonderful One) x A7710))) |
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