Hybridizer: | O. D. Niswonger |
Year Of Registration: | 1972 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1975 |
Seedling Number: | 10-71 |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 34 inches (86 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid |
Bloom Color Classification: | Light blue |
Flower Patterns: | Self |
Bloom Color Description: | Pale blue |
Beard Color: | Electric blue |
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: | D. Palmer 45-65A: (Queen's Favor x (((Blue Throat x And Thou) x (Blue Shimmer x Katharine Fay)) x (Blue Ensign x (Blue Shimmer x Katharine Fay)))) X Elusive Dream |
Child plants: | one child plant |
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