Hybridizer: | James Gibson |
Year Of Registration: | 1971 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1972 |
Seedling Number: | 36-8A |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 37 inches (94 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid |
Flower Form: | Ruffled |
Bloom Color Classification: | Purple White |
Flower Patterns: | Plicata |
Bloom Color Description: | White, purple rims |
Beard Color: | Half orange and half blue |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1973 Award of Merit: 1975 |
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: | Border Happy X Stepping Out |
Child plants: | 38 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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