Hybridizer: | Joseph Ghio |
Year Of Registration: | 1981 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1982 |
Seedling Number: | 76-240E |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 32 inches (81 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Rebloom |
Flower Form: | Ruffled |
Bloom Color Classification: | Tan Orchid |
Bloom Color Description: | Green tan bamboo standards; blue violet falls, edged green tan bamboo |
Beard Color: | Tan |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1984 |
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: | 73-17G: (Blocher 223: (Sorcerer's Apprentice x Sea of Stars) x 71-147P: ((((Commentary x Claudia Rene) x Claudia Rene) x Ponderosa) x (Ponderosa x New Moon))) X Actress |
Child plants: | 60 child plants |
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