| Hybridizer: | J. T. Aitken |
| Year Of Registration: | 1995 |
| Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1995 |
| Seedling Number: | 90M57 |
| Classification: | Border Bearded (BB) |
| Registered Height: | 24 inches (61 cm) |
| Bloom Season: | Early Mid |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Wine |
| Flower Patterns: | Bitone |
| Bloom Color Description: | Cranberry red standards; dark cranberry red falls |
| Beard Color: | Brown |
| Style Arm Color: | Cranberry red |
| Foliage: | Purple Based |
| Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1997 Award of Merit: 1999 Knowlton Medal: 2001 |
| 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: | (Gyro x Warrior King) X Maid of Orange |
| Mesopotamica | On April 22, 2017 | Bloomed |
| UndyingLight | On September 20, 2018 | Obtained plant Planted September 21st, 2018 |
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