Hybridizer: | Barry Blyth |
Year Of Registration: | 1995 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1995 |
Seedling Number: | A64-1 |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 38 inches (97 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid Late |
Flower Form: | Ruffled |
Bloom Color Classification: | Light blue Violet |
Flower Patterns: | Neglecta |
Bloom Color Description: | Light blue standards, slightly deeper toward midrib; medium violet blue falls |
Beard Color: | Blue violet |
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: | Physique X Blues Brothers |
Child plants: | 5 child plants |
Australis | From October 20, 2024 to November 7, 2024 | Bloomed Three bloom stalks. |
Australis | On January 6, 2023 | Transplanted Planted in the front garden bed. |
Australis | From November 4, 2022 to November 10, 2022 | Bloomed Single bloom stalk from small potted plant. |
Australis | On December 29, 2021 | Obtained plant Purchased from a roadside stall at Yarck. |
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