Hybridizer: | Bee Warburton |
Year Of Registration: | 1971 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1972 |
Seedling Number: | 116N-1 |
Classification: | Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB) |
Registered Height: | 14 inches (36 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid Mid Late Late |
Bloom Color Classification: | Yellow |
Bloom Color Description: | Light to full yellow, slight appearance of blending |
Beard Color: | Violet blue |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1973 Award of Merit: 1975 Cook-Douglas Medal: 1977 |
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: | 56IJ-2: (((Great Lakes x blue pumila) x (blue pumila x Spanish Peaks)) x Blueberry Muffins) X 57I-4: (37DE-330 x Blueberry Muffins) |
Child plants: | 83 child plants |
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