Hybridizer: | O. D. Niswonger |
Year Of Registration: | 1986 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1987 |
Seedling Number: | 23-81 |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 33 inches (84 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid Rebloom |
Rebloom by Zone: | Known To Rebloom Zone 6:-10° to 0° |
Flower Form: | Ruffled |
Bloom Color Classification: | Orchid Peach |
Flower Patterns: | Bicolor |
Bloom Color Description: | Pale lavender pink standards; light buffy apricot falls |
Beard Color: | Amber |
Fragrance: | Sweet |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1989 Award of Merit: 1991 |
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: | Blyth H 116-1: ((Magnetic Isle x Rhythm and Blues) x Snowlight) X 7-78: (Coral Strand x Peach Spot) |
Child plants: | 55 child plants |
bisbeegirl | On May 14, 2016 | Bloomed Such a nice plant! bloomed 5/20/15 Bloom 5/14/16 Many buds |
VAMOJO | On July 14, 2017 | Obtained plant KC-MI |
Cobs | On March 19, 2022 | Obtained plant Purchased from Meadowland Irises - planted 20/3/22 Driveway garden - planted in front of Cornupica rose beside Seafoam rose |
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