Hybridizer: | Opal Brown |
Year Of Registration: | 1972 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1972 |
Seedling Number: | 9-14E16 |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 38 inches (97 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Early Mid |
Bloom Color Classification: | Violet |
Flower Patterns: | Bitone |
Bloom Color Description: | Wisteria blue standards; blue falls |
Beard Color: | Light yellow, brushed blue |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1973 Award of Merit: 1976 |
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: | Babbling Brook X 3-12C1: ((Lipstick x Country Cuzzin) x Bright Cloud) |
Child plants: | 37 child plants |
Zencat | On May 7, 2018 | Bloomed |
Zencat | On May 6, 2017 | Bloomed |
Zencat | On May 3, 2016 | Bloomed |
Zencat | On May 1, 2015 | Bloomed |
dragonfetti | On January 14, 2015 | Transplanted Planted in glass tulip garden. |
dragonfetti | On January 12, 2015 | Obtained plant From WM; $2.98 |
AFlowerChild | On May 4, 2017 | Bloomed |
VAMOJO | On September 2, 2016 | Obtained plant W-mart |
UndyingLight | On February 1, 2017 | Obtained plant Planted February, 2017 along with 'Cherub's Smile.' |
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