| Hybridizer: | Jim & Vicki Craig |
| Year Of Registration: | 1997 |
| Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1997 |
| Seedling Number: | AH85A8 |
| Classification: | Miniature Tall Bearded (MTB) |
| Registered Height: | 25 inches (64 cm) |
| Bloom Season: | Early |
| Flower Form: | Tailored |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Lavender Purple |
| Flower Patterns: | Neglecta |
| Bloom Color Description: | Blue standards; deep lilac purple falls, paler at edge |
| Beard Color: | Dark yellow, purple base at end |
| Style Arm Color: | Pale purple, darker midrib |
| Foliage: | Purple Based |
| Fragrance: | Pronounced Sweet |
| 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 Fragrant |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
| Ploidy: | Tetraploid |
| Parentage: | ((Payoff x 11R4: (9M9: ((En Route x Maroon Caper) x Whole Cloth) x 8L3: (Chapeau x (Sacred Mountain x aphylla "Werckmeister")))) x ((En Route x Maroon Caper) x 8L: (Chapeau x (Sacred Mountain x I. aphylla "Werckmeister")))) X Bouquet Magic |
| Child plants: | one child plant |
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