| Hybridizer: | Ben Hager, deceased, by Richard Ernst |
| Year Of Registration: | 2008 |
| Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 2008 |
| Seedling Number: | T6583RdPr |
| Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
| Registered Height: | 35 inches (89 cm) |
| Bloom Season: | Mid Late |
| Flower Form: | Ruffled |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Violet |
| Bloom Color Description: | Red purple |
| Beard Color: | Purple tipped silver, yellow in throat |
| Style Arm Color: | Red purple, darker crests |
| 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: | Cherished Friendship X 5907WDpPr: (4800DkBld#2: (4399RdNBld: (3606DkBld: (3065: (2634Bld: (Merrill K60xRCR, inv. Coffee Royal, x Tucson) x 2449Rd: (Tambourine x Gala Madrid)) x Cranberry Ice) x 4075DkBr/V: (3341BfLvBz: (Conversation Piece x 2759Br: (2324B: (2133: (Babson J14-10: (Inca Chief x Innuendo) x Brass Accents) x Golden Bonanza) x Tucson)) x 3461Bf&Lv: (DuBose AAXT#6: (Ad Astra x Tambourine) x T2634C: (G. Merrill K60XRCR, inv. Coffee Royal, x Tucson)))) x 4398DpPrBld: (4093: (3703SmkV: (Scenario x Pleasure Dome) x 3606FchPr) x 3606DkBld)) x Larry Gaulter) |
| SkirtGardener | On July 6, 2020 | Obtained plant |
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