Hybridizer: | George Shoop by Keith Keppel |
Year Of Registration: | 1998 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1999 |
Seedling Number: | 91-27 |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 38 inches (97 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid Late |
Flower Form: | Ruffled |
Bloom Color Classification: | Peach Rose |
Flower Patterns: | Blend |
Bloom Color Description: | Corinth purple standards blended onionskin; light apricot falls, flushed and overlaid greyed rose |
Beard Color: | Solid mandarin red |
Style Arm Color: | Golden apricot tan, slight corinth purple flush |
Fragrance: | Slight Sweet 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 9b |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Ploidy: | Tetraploid |
Parentage: | 87-26: (84-19: ((Orange Burst x Orange Surprise) x (Dream Affair x Blazing Light)) x 85-25: ((Playgirl x 76-17 fuchsia rose: ((Dutch Magic x ((Ole x (Gay Whisper x 59-6-1)) x unknown)) x pink sdlg.)) x Blushing Duchess)) X sibling |
Child plants: | 8 child plants |
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