Hybridizer: | Anton Mego |
Year Of Registration: | 2002 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 2003 |
Seedling Number: | AM-93/0038 |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 33 inches (85 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid |
Flower Form: | Bubble Ruffled |
Bloom Color Classification: | Orchid Purple |
Bloom Color Description: | White standards shaded orchid lavender, slight blue veining, 1/8" gold rim; dark velvety blue purple falls, slightly lighter rim, white area around beard with purple veining changing to brown |
Beard Color: | Gold |
Style Arm Color: | Silver lavender veined blue, gold edge |
Fragrance: | Slight Sweet |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 2005 Award of Merit: 2007 John C. Wister Medal: 2009 |
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: | Edith Wolford X Queen in Calico |
Child plants: | 27 child plants |
Calif_Sue | On May 7, 2017 | Bloomed |
VAMOJO | On September 18, 2015 | Obtained plant W-mart |
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