Hybridizer: | Joseph Ghio |
Year Of Registration: | 2003 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 2004 |
Seedling Number: | 98-31Q |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 42 inches (107 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Early Mid |
Flower Form: | Bubble Ruffled |
Bloom Color Classification: | Pink |
Bloom Color Description: | Alabaster pink, deeper midribs on standards, deeper shoulders on falls |
Beard Color: | Coral, blue at end |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 2006 Award of Merit: 2008 |
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: | Fogbound X 93-40J3: (Heaven x 91-92B3: (89-74C: (Birthday Greetings x Bubbling Along) x 89-73: (Birthday Greetings x Presence))) |
Child plants: | 80 child plants |
LynNY | On May 29, 2023 | Bloomed Surprise appearance in a clump of Jazz Band |
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