| Hybridizer: | Alva Hickerson by Rilla Hickerson |
| Year Of Registration: | 1990 |
| Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1991 |
| Seedling Number: | 811-32-3 |
| Classification: | Border Bearded (BB) |
| Registered Height: | 27 inches (70 cm) |
| Bloom Season: | Mid |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Tan Cream |
| Flower Patterns: | Plicata |
| Bloom Color Description: | Greyed brown standards; cream falls, lightly speckled and stitched brown on edge |
| Beard Color: | Brown purple |
| Fragrance: | Slight |
| 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: | 77-8-1: (unknown x Woodwine) X Picayune |
| Child plants: | one child plant |
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