Hybridizer: | Joseph Ghio |
Year Of Registration: | 1986 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1987 |
Seedling Number: | 81-111B |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 38 inches (97 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Early Early Mid Mid Mid Late Late |
Bloom Color Classification: | Light blue White |
Flower Patterns: | Reverse Amoena |
Bloom Color Description: | Light blue standards, deeper flush at midrib; white falls |
Beard Color: | Light blue |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1989 |
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: | 78-106G: ((Surf Rider x (Sea Venture x Mystique)) x (Crushed Velvet x Intuition)) X 77-109C: ((Sea Venture x Mystique) x (Surf Rider x (Sea Venture x Mystique))) |
Child plants: | 9 child plants |
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