■(TB) 'Baby I Love You'
2012, Black
'Baby I Love You' (
Paul Black, R. 2011). Seedling# P209TJ. TB, 35" (89 cm). Midseason to late bloom. Standards icy white, gold flush over base; style arms icy white, chartreuse gold edges and crest tips; falls white, hafts heavily veined olive, white center patch finely veined chartreuse then blending from light to darker olive-chartreuse then to a blended white band; beards white base, tips mid-orange; pronounced sweet fragrance. Blyth seedling# L201-1: (
'Candy Clouds' x seedling# H129-1,
'Safari Sunset' sibling) X Blyth seedling# O8: (
'Cast Of Characters' x
'Decadence'). Mid-America 2012.
Honorable Mention 2014,
Award of Merit 2017.
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References
From Mid-America Garden catalog, 2012: BABY I LOVE YOU (Black ‘12) TB Midseason-Late 35” (89cm). This buxom beauty is one of four varieties being introduced this year from crosses made while in the Blyth garden in Australia several years back. Falls are strongly arched, wide and overlapping. Two branches and 7 buds is normal. Sdlg. P209TJ: (Candy Clouds x Safari Sunset sib) X (Cast of Characters x Decadence). $50.00. |
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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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