Hybridizer: | J. T. Aitken |
Year Of Registration: | 1991 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1991 |
Seedling Number: | 85M64 |
Classification: | Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB) |
Registered Height: | 10 inches (25 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid Late |
Bloom Color Classification: | Light blue White |
Bloom Color Description: | White standards; light blue falls, rimmed white, slight yellow wash on hafts |
Beard Color: | Orange, tipped yellow |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1993 |
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: | Amphidiploid |
Parentage: | (Solar Flight x Cotton Blossom) X B. Jones 334-2: ((Solar Flight x 255: (Melon Honey x (Roberts 65-R-11 x 201))) x (Wright L20 x 255-1)) |
Child plants: | 11 child plants |
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