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MITCHELL LEICHHARDT - KIRCHHOFF / 1998 * Tetraploid- A Cultivar with double the normal or 44 chromosomes. This doubling of chromosomes began in about 1960 with hybridizers using colchicine, a chemical that allows the number of chromosomes to double, but the cell does not divide. Tetraploids tend to have LARGE flowers with a HEAVIER substance to the petals, scape, buds and foliage. Color Description: carrot orange with gold halo deeper at edge above green throat. Semi-Evergreen foliage in winter months. Early Season flowering scapes as high as 28 inches with many blooms. 5 inch diameter flowers. This cultivar consistantly reblooms, that is it has more than one cycle of flowering per season. The flowers usually remain open 16 hours or more, sometimes extending over night.
Please Note In 2002 MITCHELL LEICHHARDT received the AHS Honorable Mention Award
Unconfirmed Cross: ([(PALACE LANTERN X BITTERSWEET HOLIDAY) X (HUNTERS TORCH X TIME LORD) x (SEEDLING X LADY ARABELLA))
AHS reg. Parents: ({[(PALACE LANTERN x BITTERSWEET HOLIDAY) x (HUNTER'S TORCH x TIME LORD)] X (SDLG x LADY ARABELLA)})