■(TB) 'Forever And A Day'
2015, Black
'Forever And A Day' (
Paul Black, R. 2015). Seedling# S69NNR. TB, 37" (94 cm), Early to midseason bloom and rebloom. Standards mid gold; style arms mid-dark gold, mid brown ridge; falls mid amber haft, cream veins along beard, pale gold-cream center blended to light-mid gold, ½˝ mid caramel band darker on distal ¹⁄₃, tan-brown textured veins; beards dark caramel; pronounced sweet fragrance.
'Twice Is Nice' sibling. 2015 Mid-America.
Introduced by Mid-America Gardens 2015
From the 2022 Rebloom Checklist: Rebloom reported in: OR. USDA Zones 8b
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From Mid-America Garden catalog, 2015: FOREVER AND A DAY (Black ‘15) TB Early-Midseason, rebloom 37” (94cm). What a lovely addition to the reblooming gene pool. One parent, ‘Cantina’, has long been one of the best reblooming TBs in the garden. ‘Forever and a Day’ and ‘Twice is Nice’ are two out of some one hundred twenty seedlings in this cross saved for their rebloom performance. Rich, old gold flowers have paler fall centers and darker caramel gold bands. Strong, easy increase makes rebloom possible. Well-branched stalks have 3 branches and 9-11 buds. Sdlg. S69NNR: Class Clown X (Cantina x Sweetly Sung). $55.00. |
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Culture
Quick Summary of Cultural Directions
FURTHER CULTURAL INFORMATION |
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. |
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