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Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 1985
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1985
Seedling Number: 8212A
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 26 inches (66 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Rebloom
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Bloom Color Description: Medium burgundy wine standards; deeper velvety burgundy wine falls, black cherry spot
Beard Color: Old gold
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1987
Award of Merit: 1989

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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: B80-6: (Buckwheat Honey x Sundance Kid) X Pride of Oklahoma
Child plants: 5 child plants

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Location: My garden, Skåne, Sweden
Date: May 2016
Location: My garden, Sweden
Date: May 15th, 2018
Location: My garden, Sweden
Date: May 2017
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 11, 2015
Before The Rain Started: Dark Overcast.
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: 2023-05-23
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Date: May 10, 2017
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Date: 2023-04-19
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Date: May 17, 2015
A Rampant Increaser: Lots Of Blooms!
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Date: 2017-05-09
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Date: May 11, 2015
Before The Rain Started: Dark Overcast.
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Date: 2017-05-23
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Date: May 19, 2016
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Date: May 10, 2015
After The Shower
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Date: May 25, 2014
Early Morning Photo
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Date: April 1924
Avanelle (Wm James '77) & Red Zinger (P. Black 1985)
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Date: 2014-06-01
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Date: May 25, 2014
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Date: May 20, 2009
In Blazing Sunlight
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Date: 2011-05-20
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Date: 2011-05-20

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Date: 2012-04-17
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Date: 2012-04-15
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Date: Spring
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