Hybridizer: | David Rawlins |
Year Of Registration: | 1981 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1982 |
Seedling Number: | 75-31 |
Classification: | Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB) |
Registered Height: | 12 inches (30 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid |
Bloom Color Classification: | Violet Wine |
Bloom Color Description: | Dark violet, 1/8" light violet edge |
Beard Color: | Violet |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1984 Award of Merit: 1986 |
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: | Velvatine X Velvet Caper |
Child plants: | 15 child plants |
shizen | On September 6, 2016 | Obtained plant plnt'd 9.7.16 pot, moved to frnt. |
gardenglassgems | On May 2, 2021 | Bloomed |
gardenglassgems | On May 26, 2020 | Bloomed |
gardenglassgems | On May 16, 2018 | Bloomed |
SkirtGardener | On August 23, 2020 | Obtained plant |
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