| Hybridizer: | Richard Ernst |
| Year Of Registration: | 2002 |
| Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 2002 |
| Seedling Number: | NJF168-2-5A3 |
| Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
| Registered Height: | 36 inches (91 cm) |
| Bloom Season: | Mid Late |
| Flower Form: | Ruffled |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Orchid Light blue Violet |
| Flower Patterns: | Blend |
| Bloom Color Description: | Medium blue standards, midrib and base blended lighter; light blue falls blended medium blue at edge |
| Beard Color: | Tangerine |
| Style Arm Color: | Light blue |
| Fragrance: | Slight 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 9b |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
| Ploidy: | Tetraploid |
| Parentage: | JF168-2-5A: (F168-2: (B120-3: (Irene Nelson x Honest Pleasure) x Gaulter 81-17, inv. Irene Nelson) x F104-1: ((Irene Nelson x Sun Fire) x Friday Surprise)) X After the Dawn |
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