Hybridizer: | Allan Ensminger |
Year Of Registration: | 1978 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1979 |
Seedling Number: | 73-3 |
Classification: | Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB) |
Registered Height: | 8 inches (20 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid Late |
Bloom Color Classification: | Yellow |
Bloom Color Description: | Pale mimosa yellow, canary yellow spot pattern on falls |
Beard Color: | Cadmium orange |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1981 |
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: | Amphidiploid |
Parentage: | 71-20: (Spring Salute x ((Jungle Shadows x Cretica) x Kavan 11-16)) X 71-9: (Spring Salute x ((Patience x Welch N-503) x (Jungle Shadows x pumila))) |
Child plants: | 6 child plants |
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