Hybridizer: | Keith Keppel |
Year Of Registration: | 2010 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 2011 |
Seedling Number: | 04-133B |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 36 inches (91 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid |
Flower Form: | Bubble Ruffled |
Bloom Color Classification: | Silver/Grey |
Bloom Color Description: | Oyster white standards; oyster white falls overlaid heliotrope grey veining, pronounced at shoulders to pale on blade |
Beard Color: | Light pinkish orange, light pinkish orange over grey white at end |
Style Arm Color: | Slightly deeper oyster white |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 2013 Award of Merit: 2017 |
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 |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Ploidy: | Tetraploid |
Parentage: | Blyth N48-X: (Royal Sterling x Keppel 99-42Y: (Last Laugh x 95-49B: (Electrique x Romantic Evening))) X Blyth N213: (Hello It's Me x Reckless in Denim) |
Child plants: | 18 child plants |
LynNY | On May 20, 2024 | Bloomed 1 week early |
LynNY | On May 27, 2023 | Bloomed |
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