Hybridizer: | Keith Keppel |
Year Of Registration: | 1997 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1998 |
Seedling Number: | 93-83C |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 40 inches (107 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid |
Flower Form: | Ruffled |
Bloom Color Classification: | Light blue White |
Flower Patterns: | Reverse Amoena |
Bloom Color Description: | Blue white standards shading to soft wisteria blue in center and base; white falls, inconspicuous pastel pink shading on inner haft |
Beard Color: | Orange, white at end |
Style Arm Color: | Blue white, lavender lip |
Fragrance: | Pronounced Sweet |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 2000 Award of Merit: 2002 John C. Wister Medal: 2005 |
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 Fragrant |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Ploidy: | Tetraploid |
Parentage: | Wishful Thinking X Spring Shower |
Child plants: | 376 child plants |
bisbeegirl | On April 30, 2016 | Bloomed Beautiful Blooms! Tall and without any damage to blooms. Earlier bloom this year on Iris. Five or more buds per bloom stock. |
VAMOJO | On August 2, 2017 | Obtained plant B C-OH |
Lalambchop1 | On October 14, 2018 | Obtained plant From AnnC |
RachaelHunter | On May 11, 2024 | Bloomed |
RachaelHunter | On May 18, 2022 | Bloomed |
RachaelHunter | On September 7, 2021 | Obtained plant Chailey |
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