Hybridizer: | Fred DeForest |
Year Of Registration: | 1947 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1950 |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Bloom Season: | Mid |
Bloom Color Classification: | Pink |
Flower Patterns: | Self |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1951 Award of Merit: 1953 |
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: | Pikes Peak Pink X 6-44 |
Child plants: | 86 child plants |
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