Hybridizer: | Allan Ensminger |
Year Of Registration: | 1986 |
Seedling Number: | 81-35 |
Classification: | Border Bearded (BB) |
Registered Height: | 27.5 inches (70 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid Late |
Bloom Color Description: | Venetian pink standards; violet purple falls |
Beard Color: | Red |
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: | 78-21: ((Little Mark x (64-12 x Stepping Out)) x Rococo) X Melody d'Amour |
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