Hybridizer: | Keith Keppel |
Year Of Registration: | 1985 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1986 |
Seedling Number: | 76-70A |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 35 inches (89 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid |
Bloom Color Classification: | Copper/Brown Gold Wine |
Flower Patterns: | Blend |
Bloom Color Description: | Haematite red standards, blended ambrosia at base; horse chestnut falls, brazil brown undertone on hafts |
Beard Color: | Mustard to oxblood |
Fragrance: | Pronounced Sweet |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1988 |
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: | Spartan X 71-82A: (((((Gene Wild x Majorette) x Rococo) x 61-28A: (Taholah x 59-4B: (Progenitor x Royal Band)) x My Honeycomb)) x Happy Ending) x Ghio 67-20W) |
Child plants: | 14 child plants |
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