Hybridizer: | Evelyn Jones |
Year Of Registration: | 1994 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1995 |
Seedling Number: | 88E10-6 |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 38 inches (97 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid |
Flower Form: | Ruffled |
Bloom Color Classification: | Orchid Pink |
Flower Patterns: | Bicolor |
Bloom Color Description: | Veronica violet standards, flushed deeper at midrib; veronica violet falls, pink influence |
Beard Color: | Tangerine |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1997 Award of Merit: 1999 John C. Wister Medal: 2001 Franklin Cook Memorial Cup: 1998 |
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: | Lullaby of Spring X 85E8-2: (((Heather Blush x So Rare) x (((Lilac Champagne x Sand and Sea) x (Lilac Champagne x Sand and Sea)) x Betty Simon)) x ((((Beattie 65-36 x (((Spanish Affair x Hamblen H5-35) x (Marilyn C x Shoop 57-35)) x Spanish Gift)) x (Orange Chariot x Bright Butterfly)) x Bright Life) x ((Highland Thistle x Twilight Blush) x ((Rhoda Ann x (Pink Sleigh x (Elizabeth Stuart x Pretty Poise))) x Shoop pink sdlg.)))) |
Child plants: | 31 child plants |
dragonfetti | On November 3, 2014 | Transplanted Planted in the new Sunflower garden. |
dragonfetti | On October 31, 2013 | Obtained plant Guessing on the date received. www.irisfarmer.com/, Pleasants Valley Iris Farm. |
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