| Hybridizer: | Paul Black |
| Year Of Registration: | 2006 |
| Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 2006 |
| Seedling Number: | L277A |
| Classification: | Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB) |
| Registered Height: | 14 inches (36 cm) |
| Bloom Season: | Early Mid |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Blue White |
| Flower Patterns: | Plicata |
| Bloom Color Description: | Pale blue white standards, clear medium azure blue marks in center, wide band, darker stitching around edge; white falls, medium azure blue band, dark plum marks in throat |
| Beard Color: | White, tipped yellow gold |
| Style Arm Color: | Medium dark blue |
| Awards: | Honorable Mention: 2008 Award of Merit: 2010 |
| 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: | Amphidiploid |
| Parentage: | I180G: (Time To Shine x D190AA: (A172A: ((Eyebright x Mister Roberts) x unknown) x B291A: (Tweety Bird x (Well Suited x Imagette)))) X I340B: (Voices x G98A: (Trajectory x E136A: (C135A: (((826C: (Melon Honey x Velvet Pride) x 83144A: (Melon Honey x Soft Air)) x Tricks) x (Dark Blizzard x unknown)) x C133B: ((85-319B: (Gentle Air x (B80-20: (Concord Touch x Daisy) x Soft Air)) x 88-267A: ((Caesura x (Betsey Boo x (Antique Satin x Encanto))) x (Gigglepot x Oriental Blush))) x 87138AA: (Chubby Cheeks x 85319C))))) |
| Child plants: | 11 child plants |
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