Hybridizer: | James Gibson |
Year Of Registration: | 1982 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1983 |
Seedling Number: | 49-9B |
Classification: | Border Bearded (BB) |
Registered Height: | 26 inches (65 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid |
Flower Form: | Ruffled |
Bloom Color Classification: | Copper/Brown Orange White |
Flower Patterns: | Plicata |
Bloom Color Description: | Orange red and violet standards; white falls, stitched orange, red and brown on edge and hafts |
Beard Color: | Orange |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1985 Award of Merit: 1989 |
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: | Tetraploid |
Parentage: | 22-4A: ((Co Co Mocha x 83-6B) x 40-2B) X 72-4C: (Kilt Lilt x 17-2A: ((Copper Capers x 55-6A) x 47-08: (43-8A: (Apricot Blaze x 40-4A) x 23-7A: (30-5B: (35-1 PB1A: (23-4B x Rococo) x April Melody)) x 142-4A: (86-2PF x 2-2 PL))))) |
Child plants: | 23 child plants |
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