Hybridizer: | Lynn Markham |
Year Of Registration: | 1992 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1994 |
Seedling Number: | 85-2A3 |
Classification: | Border Bearded (BB) |
Registered Height: | 26 inches (66 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Early Mid |
Bloom Color Description: | Pale violet blue standards, slight greenish midrib, deeper violet blue stain inside base; lighter violet blue falls, slight bluish texture veining |
Beard Color: | Pale blue violet |
Style Arm Color: | Pale violet, light violet blue midrib |
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: | Tetraploid |
Parentage: | Angel Feathers X 7783-1A: (Angel Feathers x Warburton 20KL-3: ((Buttrick blue sdlg. x (Progenitor x Serene Valley)) x (Sunfrost x (Summit x I. aphylla "Polonica")))) |
Child plants: | 6 child plants |
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