Hybridizer: | Eric Tankesley-Clarke |
Year Of Registration: | 1995 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1995 |
Seedling Number: | 912A |
Classification: | Intermediate Bearded (IB) |
Registered Height: | 18-22 inches (46-56 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid Late |
Bloom Color Classification: | Violet |
Bloom Color Description: | Silky deep mineral violet standards; velvety deep mineral violet falls |
Beard Color: | Blue violet tipped white, gold in throat |
Style Arm Color: | Deep violet, blue white flanges |
Foliage: | Purple Based Purple Stems or Bracts |
Fragrance: | Pronounced Sweet |
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 8b |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Ploidy: | Tetraploid |
Parentage: | 264A: (Nearpass U-80-10: ((Mod Mode x Pink Picotee) x (4-66-36 sib x (4-66-36: (I. aphylla "Hungary" x Captain's Lady) x (Harlequin x Yucca)))) x Spinning Wheel) X Sindt 651: (Svelte x (254 sib x (New Idea x 254: (Annikins x (Kiss Me Kate x ((Emma Cook x Dotted Swiss) x I. balkana "Darby")))))) |
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