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Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 2016
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2017
Seedling Number: 09-75F
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Concord purple, falls slightly darker
Beard Color: Chrome yellow based white in throat, mustard based purple in middle, ends purple
Style Arm Color: Concord purple
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2019
Award of Merit: 2021

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: Adriatic Waves X Noble Gesture

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shizen On July 13, 2018 Obtained plant
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ex; Mid America
UndyingLight On May 6, 2020 Bloomed
Absolutely GORGEOUS.
LynNY On June 1, 2023 Bloomed
First bloom - a perfect dark purple self - love it
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