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Hybridizer: Joseph Ghio
Year Of Registration: 2007
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2008
Seedling Number: 01-299K3
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 33 inches (84 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Magenta
Pink
Flower Patterns: Emma Cook
Bloom Color Description: Pale pink standards, coral pink midrib; red violet falls, large coral pink sunburst, pink halo around edge
Beard Color: Red
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2010

General Plant Information (Edit)
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: Keppel 98-162B: (Last Laugh x 96-47B: (Prince George x Braggadocio)) X Brave Face
Child plants: 22 child plants

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Date: 2013-06-03
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Date: 2012-04-29
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Date: 2012-06-04
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