Hybridizer: | William Maryott |
Year Of Registration: | 1998 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1999 |
Seedling Number: | X257A |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 36 inches (91 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Early Mid |
Flower Form: | Ruffled |
Bloom Color Classification: | Copper/Brown Violet Wine |
Flower Patterns: | Blend |
Bloom Color Description: | Beetroot red to maroon standards; bright metallic candy red violet falls with dark brown shoulders and slight brown band |
Beard Color: | Dark bronze |
Style Arm Color: | Beetroot red to maroon |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 2001 Award of Merit: 2004 |
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: | U159A: (S168B: (red purple sdlg x (Midnight Special x E34C: ((Prophecy x Gypsy Belle) x Intuition))) x S179B: (En Garde x Houdini)) X U162A: (Cherry Glen x S195red: (Mariachi Music x Twice Told)) |
Child plants: | 5 child plants |
Calif_Sue | On April 23, 2017 | Bloomed |
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