Hybridizer: | Keith Keppel |
Year Of Registration: | 1989 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1990 |
Seedling Number: | 84-47A |
Classification: | Border Bearded (BB) |
Registered Height: | 24 inches (64 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Early Mid |
Flower Form: | Ruffled |
Bloom Color Classification: | Peach Violet |
Flower Patterns: | Plicata |
Bloom Color Description: | Capucine buff standards flushed pinker in center; burnous falls, completely washed bacchus, rhododendron hafts |
Beard Color: | Near apricot, white base, faint lavender midsection |
Fragrance: | Pronounced Sweet |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1992 Award of Merit: 1994 |
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: | Tetraploid |
Parentage: | Shenanigan X Change of Heart |
Child plants: | 19 child plants |
MunchkinsMom | On April 12, 2016 | Bloomed Date Approximate, Started to bloom, probably a few days ago |
MunchkinsMom | On August 15, 2005 | Transplanted Date Approximate, moved to Large Bed in old round pond. |
MunchkinsMom | On August 15, 1985 | Obtained plant Date Approximate From abandoned home, Planted in Small Bed |
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