Hybridizer: | Thomas Johnson |
Year Of Registration: | 2006 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 2006 |
Seedling Number: | Tw238A |
Classification: | Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB) |
Registered Height: | 12 inches (30 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid |
Flower Form: | Ruffled |
Bloom Color Classification: | Tan Blue Violet White |
Flower Patterns: | Broken |
Bloom Color Description: | Ecru standards, irregular violet spots; ecru falls, brassy olive hafts, irregular violet spots, white dart at end of beards merging into blue center line |
Beard Color: | Yellow, tipped white |
Style Arm Color: | Pinkish rose, turquoise at rib, ecru crest |
Fragrance: | Slight Sweet |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 2008 Award of Merit: 2011 |
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 Fragrant |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Ploidy: | Amphidiploid |
Parentage: | Marky Smith 97-10B: (92-17X: (90-09A: (Chubby Cheeks x Black Star) x Gemstar) x Denali) X Brash |
Child plants: | 20 child plants |
SkirtGardener | On July 24, 2020 | Obtained plant |
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