Hybridizer: | Paul Black |
Year Of Registration: | 2011 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 2012 |
Seedling Number: | P211D |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 35 inches (89 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid |
Flower Form: | Bubble Ruffled |
Bloom Color Classification: | Black Light blue |
Flower Patterns: | Neglecta |
Bloom Color Description: | Light blue standards, base mid slate blue blending to light blue over center; black purple falls, narrowly banded light violet, dark purple wire rim, subtle light violet veins over hafts |
Beard Color: | Burnt orange in throat, mid burnt orange in center, purple at end, hairs based dark purple |
Style Arm Color: | Blue white, mid violet ridge |
Fragrance: | Pronounced Sweet |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 2014 Award of Merit: 2016 |
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: | Sirocco Mist X Dinner Talk |
Child plants: | 3 child plants |
RachaelHunter | On September 6, 2022 | Obtained plant Cayeux |
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