Hybridizer: | Gerald Richardson |
Year Of Registration: | 2009 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 2010 |
Seedling Number: | 03-2-2 |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 46 inches (117 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Late |
Flower Form: | Ruffled |
Bloom Color Classification: | Violet |
Flower Patterns: | Bitone |
Bloom Color Description: | Red violet standards, thin lighter edge; blue tinged violet falls, redder at hafts |
Beard Color: | Violet, bronze at end |
Style Arm Color: | Red, violet red midribs |
Fragrance: | Slight |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 2013 |
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: | Diabolique X 99-42-4: (96-62-1: (94-9-1: (Hello Darkness x He-Man Blues) x Wide Hips) x 96-UT-1, parentage unknown) |
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