Hybridizer: | Ben Hager |
Year Of Registration: | 1977 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1978 |
Seedling Number: | SD2655D |
Classification: | Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB) |
Registered Height: | 13 inches (33 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid |
Bloom Color Classification: | Light blue Yellow |
Bloom Color Description: | Blue white standards; chartreuse yellow falls, bordered blue white |
Beard Color: | Crystal blue |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1982 |
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 8b |
Flowers: | Showy |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Ploidy: | Amphidiploid |
Parentage: | SD2241F: (Sunny Heart x ((Evening Storm x Welch pumila H-501) x (Sulina x Melodrama))) X SD2233A: (Blueberry Muffins x Peanuts) |
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