Hybridizer: | S. Moldovan |
Year Of Registration: | 1969 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1970 |
Seedling Number: | 26-69 |
Classification: | Intermediate Bearded (IB) |
Registered Height: | 22 inches (56 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Early |
Bloom Color Classification: | Orchid White |
Bloom Color Description: | Medium blue orchid standards; white falls |
Beard Color: | Outer half white, inner half cerise pink |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1972 |
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 |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Ploidy: | Unbalanced Tetraploid |
Parentage: | 66-1E: (63-47: ((61-6: (57-4: ((Fay 51-40: (New Snow x Cherie) x pink sdlg.) x May Hall) x Whole Cloth) x 61-10: ((((Fay 51-40: (New Snow x Cherie) x pink sdlg.) x May Hall) x self)) x 6343: (61-10 x 61-6)) X Dove Wings |
Child plants: | one child plant |
Zencat | On May 12, 2018 | Bloomed |
Zencat | On May 2, 2017 | Bloomed |
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