Hybridizer: | Paul Black |
Year Of Registration: | 2007 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 2007 |
Seedling Number: | K146A |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 44 inches (118 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid Late |
Flower Form: | Ruffled |
Bloom Color Classification: | Blue Light blue |
Flower Patterns: | Blend |
Bloom Color Description: | Medium blue standards; blue white falls with center 2/3 medium blue, paler toward margins, darker at haft, white rays or veins radiating from beard |
Beard Color: | Blue white, tipped medium light gold |
Style Arm Color: | Medium dark blue |
Fragrance: | Slight Spicy |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 2009 Award of Merit: 2011 John C. Wister Medal: 2015 |
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: | Walking on Air X C18C: (Honky Tonk Blues x Deep Dark Secret) |
Child plants: | 7 child plants |
UndyingLight | On October 12, 2018 | Obtained plant Planted October 12th, 2018 |
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