Hybridizer: | Joseph Ghio |
Year Of Registration: | 1992 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1993 |
Seedling Number: | 88-164K2 |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 40 inches (102 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Early Early Mid Mid Mid Late Late Rebloom |
Rebloom by Zone: | Known To Rebloom Zone 9: 20° to 30° |
Flower Form: | Ruffled |
Bloom Color Classification: | Orange Violet |
Flower Patterns: | Blend |
Bloom Color Description: | Copper orange, violet flash on falls |
Beard Color: | Brick |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1995 Award of Merit: 1997 Franklin Cook Memorial Cup: 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 9b |
Flowers: | Showy |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Ploidy: | Tetraploid |
Parentage: | (80-80P: ((Orangerie x 76-181J: (((Ponderosa x Honey Rae) x (((Commentary x Claudia Rene) x Claudia Rene) x (Ponderosa x New Moon))) x Homecoming Queen)) x 80-208: ((Artiste x Tupelo Honey) x ((Malaysia x Carolina Honey) x 73-122Z: (Hi Top x ((Ponderosa x Travel On) x Peace Offering))))) x (81-104WW: (78-221: ((Flareup x 73-122Z: (Hi Top x ((Ponderosa x Travel On) x Peace Offering))) x 76-37F: (Ballet in Orange x 73-122Z)) x 77-39H: ((Entourage x Mandolin) x (Old Flame x Pink Angel))) x Originality)) X Bogota |
Child plants: | 24 child plants |
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