■(TB) 'October Sky'
2000, Lauer
'October Sky' (
Larry Lauer, R. 1999) Seedling# 542-3R. TB, height 34" (86 cm). Early to midseason bloom and rebloom. Standards white, hyacinth blue cast; style arms hyacinth blue; falls wistaria blue, white flash around beard; beards blue, tipped white at end and yellow in middle, solid orange in throat; pronounced spicy fragrance.
'Speeding Again' X
'Waterworld'. Lauer's Flowers 2000. Honorable Mention 2002
From the 2022 Rebloom Checklist: Rebloom reported in: AZ, CA, KY, NV, OR, TX, WA, Netherlands. USDA Zones 6, 7, 8, 9
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From AIS Bulletin #317 April 2000 Introducing OCTOBER SKY: TB, 34" E-M RE. Ruffled, 7-8 buds. S. white, hyacinth blue cast; F. wisteria blue, white flash around white tipped blue beard. Sdlg. #542-3R. $40.00. Lauer's Flowers. |
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