| Hybridizer: | Joseph Ghio |
| Year Of Registration: | 1998 |
| Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1999 |
| Seedling Number: | 94-26D3 |
| Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
| Registered Height: | 36 inches (91 cm) |
| Bloom Season: | Early Early Mid Mid Mid Late Late |
| Flower Form: | Ruffled |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Gold Purple White |
| Flower Patterns: | Line and Speckles |
| Bloom Color Description: | White standards; white falls, purple lines radiating from beard, light purple marginal dotting, shoulders gold |
| Beard Color: | Red |
| Awards: | Honorable Mention: 2001 Award of Merit: 2003 |
| 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: | 92-42: (90-45B: (((Tomorrow's Child x (Caption x (Dream Affair x (Artiste x Tupelo Honey)))) x Costa Rica) x ((Tomorrow's Child x 83-73K: (Success Story x (Fancy Tales x Alpine Castle))) x London Lord)) x 88-180P: (Notorious x ((Success Story x (Fancy Tales x Alpine Castle)) x ((Persian Smoke x Entourage) x ((Strawberry Sundae x (Artiste x Tupelo Honey)) x (Marmalade Skies x (Sun King x (Gold Trimmings x Solano)))))))) X 92-75D4: (90-86V2: (((83-80: ((Handiwork x (Gay Parasol x Mystique)) x Goddess) x (Gem of Sierra x ((((Ponderosa x Honey Rae) x ((((Commentary x Claudia Rene) x Claudia Rene) x Ponderosa) x (Ponderosa x New Moon))) x Osage Buff) x 76-11: (Vanity x Anon))) x Gigolo) x (Indiscreet x Columbia the Gem)) x (((Gigolo x 80-58J: (((73-31-I: ((Ponderosa x Honey Rae) x (((Commentary x Claudia Rene) x Claudia Rene) x (New Moon x Ponderosa))) x Osage Buff) x (Vanity x Anon)) x ((Flareup x Osage Buff) x (Vanity x Anon)))) x (Goddess x (Rancho Rose x ((Flareup x Osage Buff) x 76-11)))) x (Indiscreet x 83-80))) x 88-180P) |
| Child plants: | 23 child plants |
| Calif_Sue | On April 25, 2017 | Bloomed |
| Calif_Sue | On April 16, 2016 | Bloomed |
| Calif_Sue | On April 19, 2015 | Bloomed |
| SkirtGardener | On August 29, 2020 | Obtained plant |
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