| Hybridizer: | Schreiner |
| Year Of Registration: | 1988 |
| Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1988 |
| Seedling Number: | T 280-1 |
| Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
| Registered Height: | 37 inches (94 cm) |
| Bloom Season: | Mid |
| Flower Form: | Ruffled |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Blue Silver/Grey |
| Flower Patterns: | Blend |
| Bloom Color Description: | Hyacinth blue, white grey streaking and edge on falls |
| Beard Color: | Hyacinth blue |
| Foliage: | Purple Based |
| Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1990 Award of Merit: 1992 John C. Wister Medal: 1994 Dykes Memorial Medal: 1995 Fred and Barbara Walther Cup: 1990 |
| 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 |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
| Ploidy: | Tetraploid |
| Parentage: | J 59-A: (Admiral Blue x Sailor's Dance) X L 100-A: ((G 1517-B x Neptune's Pool) x G 119-H: (A 587-1: ((L 474-2 x Prince Indigo) x (Licorice Stick x N 364-1)) x D 4-A: ((S 640-1 x Blue Chiffon) x (Blue Chiffon x P 1033-1)))) |
| Child plants: | 243 child plants |
| Calif_Sue | On April 21, 2016 | Bloomed |
| Calif_Sue | On July 1, 2014 | Obtained plant |
| VAMOJO | On September 15, 2017 | Obtained plant (RS-CA) |
| VAMOJO | On August 11, 2017 | Obtained plant RS-CA |
| Hajue | On July 20, 2021 | Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) Zur Kirche |
| Hajue | On June 9, 2020 | Bloomed |
| Hajue | On June 9, 2020 | Obtained plant |
| gardenglassgems | On August 22, 2022 | Transplanted from pot to Dizzy's Bed 3. |
| RachaelHunter | On July 7, 2023 | Obtained plant Cayeux |
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