| Hybridizer: | Joseph Ghio |
| Year Of Registration: | 1973 |
| Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1974 |
| Seedling Number: | 69-160J |
| Classification: | Border Bearded (BB) |
| Registered Height: | 24 inches (61 cm) |
| Bloom Season: | Early Mid |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Blue Light blue |
| Bloom Color Description: | Light blue standards; pale blue falls, brilliant deep blue blot |
| Beard Color: | Pale blue |
| Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1975 Award of Merit: 1977 |
| 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: | Tetraploid |
| Parentage: | (65-41: ((((Chivalry x Spanish Peaks) x Frosted Starlight) x Mount Eden) x (Mary McClellan x Progenitor) x (pink sdlg x Darby sdlg.: (Sharkskin x I. balkana)))) x 65-152: (Commentary x (Native Dancer x (pink sdlg x (Sharkskin x I. balkana))))) X Skylab |
| Child plants: | 14 child plants |
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