Hybridizer: | Keith Keppel |
Year Of Registration: | 2004 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 2005 |
Seedling Number: | 99-3A |
Classification: | Miniature Tall Bearded (MTB) |
Registered Height: | 18 inches (46 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid |
Bloom Color Classification: | Lavender Magenta White |
Bloom Color Description: | Mauve toned taupe standards; white falls sharply veined mulberry , lower part flushed heather narrow edge matching standards |
Beard Color: | Light chrome yellow at end, spanish yellow in throat |
Style Arm Color: | Mauve toned taupe, flushed lavender |
Foliage: | Purple Based |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 2007 Award of Merit: 2011 |
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 8b |
Flowers: | Showy |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Ploidy: | Diploid |
Parentage: | SIGNA seed, Astrachanica Kalmikij (open pollinated) X Bangles |
Child plants: | 9 child plants |
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