Hybridizer: | Paul Black |
Year Of Registration: | 2008 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 2008 |
Seedling Number: | M143B |
Classification: | Intermediate Bearded (IB) |
Registered Height: | 24 inches (61 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid Late |
Flower Form: | Ruffled |
Bloom Color Classification: | Violet |
Flower Patterns: | Bitone |
Bloom Color Description: | Light medium lavender blue standards; rosy lilac falls, paler toward edge, narrow 1/4" light medium lavender blue band |
Beard Color: | Yellow in throat, pale yellow in middle, white at end |
Style Arm Color: | Medium lavender blue |
Fragrance: | Slight Musky |
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 Fragrant |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Ploidy: | Unbalanced Tetraploid |
Parentage: | T. Johnson Q38D: (Sunshine Song x Goldkist) X Devoted |
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