Hybridizer: | Gerald Richardson |
Year Of Registration: | 1994 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1994 |
Seedling Number: | 89-97-1 |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 39 inches (99 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid |
Flower Form: | Ruffled |
Bloom Color Classification: | Magenta |
Bloom Color Description: | Wine red magenta, violet flash by beards |
Beard Color: | Violet |
Fragrance: | Slight |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1997 Award of Merit: 2001 |
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: | 87-20-1: (Master Touch x 85-35-2: (((Bluebell Lane x 69-27-2: (((Limelight x Jake) x unknown) x Dress Suit)) x (Rockette x Blue Luster)) x Titan's Glory)) X Ever After |
Child plants: | 4 child plants |
Calif_Sue | On April 26, 2017 | Bloomed |
Calif_Sue | On April 21, 2016 | Bloomed |
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