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■(TB) 'Be Yourself'

2023, Black

'Be Yourself' (Paul Black, R. 2023) Seedling Z95D, TB, 35" (89 cm), Early to late bloom. Standards light gold, light lilac flush up midrib, light ruby veins around outer margins, light ruby wire rim; style arms dark gold, mid brown stripes on crest; falls white, upper two thirds lined and stippled dark wine becoming closer and more dense to solid red-black lower third, white wire rim; beards white base, mid old gold tips; pronounced sweet fragrance. Black seedling V145A:('Etcetera' x 'Spiced Lemon') X 'Laser Light Show'. Mid-America Garden 2023.

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Culture

Quick Summary of Cultural Directions

FURTHER CULTURAL INFORMATION Sort
Hardiness Zones 4-8 for most varieties, Some cultivars tolerate colder, others tolerate warmer zones (please comment in comment box with your location if this cultivar grows well in zone 3, 4, 9, or 10.)
Exposure Prefers full sun for optimal performance, may still bloom in half-day shade
Water: Prefers well drained good garden soil, Tolerant of dry conditions in established plants, Intolerant of swampy conditions.
PH Prefers Neutral to basic solis 6.1 to 8.5, quite toleranr of more extreme conditions
Fertilizer Prefers rich conditions on relatively inorganic soils.

BobPries - 21 Apr 2019
 

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I Attachment Action Size Date Who Comment
beyourself5.JPGJPG beyourself5.JPG manage 167 K 28 May 2023 - 11:44 TerryLaurin Photo by Smokin Heights-Australia-taken at Mid-America Garden
beyourself7.JPGJPG beyourself7.JPG manage 128 K 25 May 2025 - 16:04 TerryLaurin Photo by Jeanette Graham
beyourself8.jpgjpg beyourself8.jpg manage 186 K 16 Jan 2023 - 13:58 TerryLaurin Photo by Mid-America Garden.
beyourself80.jpgjpg beyourself80.jpg manage 165 K 16 Jan 2023 - 13:59 TerryLaurin Photo by Mid-America Garden.
beyourself81.jpgjpg beyourself81.jpg manage 186 K 16 Jan 2023 - 13:59 TerryLaurin Photo by Mid-America Garden.
beyourself82.jpgjpg beyourself82.jpg manage 229 K 16 Jan 2023 - 13:59 TerryLaurin Photo by Mid-America Garden.
beyourself9.jpgjpg beyourself9.jpg manage 221 K 29 Nov 2022 - 15:47 TerryLaurin Photo by Paul Black-Mid America Garden
beyourself90.jpgjpg beyourself90.jpg manage 338 K 29 Nov 2022 - 15:47 TerryLaurin Photo by Paul Black-Mid America Garden
beyourself91.jpgjpg beyourself91.jpg manage 414 K 29 Nov 2022 - 15:47 TerryLaurin Photo by Paul Black-Mid America Garden
Topic revision: r10 - 25 May 2025, TerryLaurin
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