Hybridizer: | Earl Roberts |
Year Of Registration: | 1972 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1973 |
Seedling Number: | 69R29 |
Classification: | Miniature Tall Bearded (MTB) |
Registered Height: | 23 inches (58 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Early Early Mid Mid |
Bloom Color Classification: | Light blue White |
Flower Patterns: | Plicata |
Bloom Color Description: | White, lightly stitched blue |
Beard Color: | Pale yellow |
Style Arm Color: | White, blue rib |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1974 Other: Williamson-White Award: 1979 |
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: | 62R34: ((Speckles x I. reginae) x (pink amoena x Welch 444)) X ((Kaleidoscope x Parakeet) x (Kaleidoscope x Parakeet)) |
Child plants: | 12 child plants |
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