Hybridizer: | Paul Black |
Year Of Registration: | 2000 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 2000 |
Seedling Number: | D161A |
Classification: | Miniature Dwarf Bearded (MDB) |
Registered Height: | 7 inches (18 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Early |
Flower Form: | Ruffled |
Bloom Color Classification: | White Yellow |
Bloom Color Description: | Warm white standards, slight yellow gold veining, yellow gold base; warm white falls, bright medium yellow spot and veined haft area, yellow wire rim |
Beard Color: | White at end changing to gold, yellow orange in throat |
Style Arm Color: | White |
Fragrance: | Slight Musky |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 2002 Award of Merit: 2004 |
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 |
Parentage: | Sweet Bite X B289A: (Tweety Bird x 91280C: (85-436A: (Apricot Elf x Pet) x 88-267A: (85-418A: (Caesura x 83-178A: (Betsey Boo x 80-14: (Antique Satin x Encanto))) x 84-207A: (Gigglepot x Oriental Blush)))) |
Child plants: | 45 child plants |
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