Hybridizer: | Keith Keppel |
Year Of Registration: | 1970 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1972 |
Seedling Number: | 65-6F |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 34 inches (86 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Early Early Mid Mid Mid Late Late |
Bloom Color Classification: | Tan Violet White |
Flower Patterns: | Plicata |
Bloom Color Description: | Buff yellow standards blended light lavender on midrib; white falls, wide almost solid greyed lavender border, rosy plum hafts |
Beard Color: | White, tipped bronze yellow |
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: | ((Gene Wild x Majorette) x Rococo) X 61-28A: (Taholah x 59-4B: (Progenitor x Royal Band)) x My Honeycomb) |
Child plants: | 169 child plants |
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