Hybridizer: | Schreiner |
Year Of Registration: | 1977 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1977 |
Seedling Number: | I 68-A |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 40 inches (102 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Early Early Mid Mid Mid Late Late |
Flower Form: | Ruffled |
Bloom Color Classification: | Blue |
Bloom Color Description: | Light to medium blue, white spot on center of falls |
Beard Color: | White |
Fragrance: | Sweet |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1978 Award of Merit: 1980 Dykes Memorial Medal: 1984 |
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: | D1146-A: (White Pride x Y 163B) X Violet Favor |
Child plants: | 117 child plants |
aspenhill | On September 17, 2015 | Obtained plant Work Dan Wells - qty lot |
Lilydaydreamer | On May 10, 2023 | Bloomed |
csandt | On July 17, 2010 | Obtained plant Potted during hot weather; planted in September. |
gardenglassgems | On June 9, 2019 | Bloomed First reported bloom on 6/9/2019. |
SkirtGardener | On September 3, 2020 | Obtained plant |
CHERYLAWILSON | On August 17, 2019 | Obtained plant |
piksihk | On October 25, 2022 | Transplanted Bed#1 with Mode Mod |
piksihk | On August 28, 2021 | Obtained plant gardenglassgem |
RachaelHunter | On September 6, 2022 | Obtained plant Cayeux |
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