| Hybridizer: | Barr |
| Year Of Registration: | introduced prior to registration system |
| Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1893 |
| Classification: | Intermediate Bearded (IB) |
| Bloom Season: | Early |
| Rebloom by Zone: | Known To Rebloom Zone 7: 0°-10° |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Purple |
| Flower Patterns: | Bitone |
| Fragrance: | Pronounced Sweet |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic |
| 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 Fragrant |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
| Child plants: | 3 child plants |
| Zencat | On April 23, 2018 | Bloomed |
| Zencat | On April 30, 2017 | Bloomed First bloom |
| Zencat | On June 1, 2015 | Obtained plant From DaveinPA |
| piksihk | On March 16, 2020 | Bloomed |
| piksihk | On June 18, 2019 | Bloomed Reblooming |
| piksihk | On May 19, 2019 | Bloomed |
| piksihk | On March 1, 2019 | Bloomed Back border nearest back gate |
| JoChisholm | On March 9, 2020 | Bloomed |
| dragonfetti | On March 20, 2024 | Bloomed Several blooming by north wall. |
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