Hybridizer: | Paul Black |
Year Of Registration: | 2009 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 2009 |
Seedling Number: | O255B |
Classification: | Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB) |
Registered Height: | 15 inches (38 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid Late |
Flower Form: | Ruffled |
Bloom Color Classification: | Purple White |
Flower Patterns: | Amoena |
Bloom Color Description: | White standards; white falls, dark inky blue purple blended spot covering 3/4 of petal, wide short white darts along beards, grey olive at heart of hafts |
Beard Color: | Light yellow, white at end |
Style Arm Color: | White |
Fragrance: | Pronounced Spicy |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 2011 Award of Merit: 2013 |
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 |
Ploidy: | Amphidiploid |
Parentage: | Ajax the Less X Big Blue Eyes |
Child plants: | 13 child plants |
RachaelHunter | On April 25, 2024 | Bloomed |
RachaelHunter | On August 9, 2023 | Obtained plant dragonfly jewels |
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