Hybridizer: | Keith Keppel |
Year Of Registration: | 1975 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1976 |
Seedling Number: | 69-6B |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 38 inches (97 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Late |
Bloom Color Classification: | Orchid Violet White |
Flower Patterns: | Plicata |
Bloom Color Description: | Pale lilac blue standards, faint 1/4" champagne edging; white falls, solid 1" imperial purple to petunia purple edge |
Beard Color: | Bronze yellow |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 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 9b |
Flowers: | Showy |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Ploidy: | Tetraploid |
Parentage: | High Life X 64-32E: ((Happy Meeting x Rococo) x Diplomacy) |
Child plants: | 31 child plants |
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