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■(TB) 'Powder Keg'

2020, Miller

'Powder Keg' (Lynda Miller, R. 2019). Seedling 8014C. TB, 39" (99 cm), Late midseason bloom. Standards smoky orchid, dark buff edges; style arms apricot and dark plum; falls white ground, heavily marked dark red-violet plicata, lighter wire edge; beards burnt tangerine; slight musky fragrance. 'Serving Wench' X 'Action Packed'. Mid-America 2020. Honorable Mention 2022

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Taken in my garden, 2023, Zone 4Photo by Lynda Miller-Miller Manor GardensPhoto by Lynda Miller-Miller Manor GardensPhoto by Lynda Miller-Miller Manor GardensPhoto by Hugh Stout of Stout Gardens at Dancingtree.Photo by Mid-America Garden.Photo by Mid-America Garden.

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Culture

Quick Summary of Cultural Directions

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.
FURTHER CULTURAL INFORMATION Here
 

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-- BobPries - 2011-03-07
I Attachment Action Size Date Who Comment
POWDERKEG2.jpgjpg POWDERKEG2.jpg manage 207 K 01 Jan 2022 - 20:08 TerryLaurin Photo by Hugh Stout of Stout Gardens at Dancingtree.
Powder Keg.jpgjpg Powder Keg.jpg manage 1 MB 12 Nov 2023 - 01:06 AdamCordes Taken in my garden, 2023, Zone 4
powderkeg.JPGJPG powderkeg.JPG manage 389 K 17 Dec 2019 - 19:34 TerryLaurin Photo by Lynda Miller-Miller Manor Gardens
powderkeg1.JPGJPG powderkeg1.JPG manage 354 K 17 Dec 2019 - 19:35 TerryLaurin Photo by Lynda Miller-Miller Manor Gardens
powderkeg2.JPGJPG powderkeg2.JPG manage 402 K 17 Dec 2019 - 19:35 TerryLaurin Photo by Lynda Miller-Miller Manor Gardens
powderkeg3.JPGJPG powderkeg3.JPG manage 218 K 17 Dec 2019 - 21:52 TerryLaurin Photo by Mid-America Garden.
powderkeg4.JPGJPG powderkeg4.JPG manage 141 K 17 Dec 2019 - 21:52 TerryLaurin Photo by Mid-America Garden.
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