Hybridizer: | O. D. Niswonger |
Year Of Registration: | 1992 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1993 |
Seedling Number: | IB 37-90 |
Classification: | Intermediate Bearded (IB) |
Registered Height: | 22 inches (56 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid |
Bloom Color Classification: | White Wine |
Flower Patterns: | Plicata |
Bloom Color Description: | Dark burgundy standards, center touched white; white falls, burgundy plicata edge |
Beard Color: | White, very slightly tipped yellow |
Foliage: | Purple Based |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1995 Award of Merit: 1997 Hans and Jacob Sass Medal: 1999 |
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: | Goddess X Chubby Cheeks |
Child plants: | 2 child plants |
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