Hybridizer: | Walter Luihn |
Year Of Registration: | 1985 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1985 |
Seedling Number: | 79-23 |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 38 inches (97 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid Mid Late Late |
Flower Form: | Fluted |
Bloom Color Classification: | Light blue |
Flower Patterns: | Reverse Bitone |
Bloom Color Description: | Pale blue standards shading slightly deeper at base; pale blue falls |
Beard Color: | Blue |
Fragrance: | Slight Sweet |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1987 Award of Merit: 1989 Fred and Barbara Walther Cup: 1987 |
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: | 77-2: (Contempo x Five Star Admiral) X Song of Norway |
Child plants: | 15 child plants |
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