| Hybridizer: | Allan Ensminger |
| Year Of Registration: | 1979 |
| Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1980 |
| Seedling Number: | 276-3 |
| Classification: | Intermediate Bearded (IB) |
| Registered Height: | 22 inches (56 cm) |
| Bloom Season: | Early Early Mid Mid Mid Late Late |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Light blue |
| Flower Patterns: | Self |
| Bloom Color Description: | Cobalt blue |
| Beard Color: | Gentian blue |
| Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1982 Award of Merit: 1984 Hans and Jacob Sass Medal: 1987 |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
| Ploidy: | Unbalanced Tetraploid |
| Parentage: | Charmed Circle X 73-1: ((Spring Salute x ((Patience x Welch N503) x (Jungle Shadows x pumila))) x (((Jungle Shadows x pumila) x (Jungle Shadows x Cretica)) x ((Jungle Shadows x Cretica) x Kavan 11-66))) |
| Child plants: | one child plant |
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