| Hybridizer: | Alan McMurtrie |
| Seedling Number: | 98-NP-3 |
| Classification: | Reticulata |
| Bloom Season: | Early |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Violet |
| Flower Patterns: | Bitone |
| Bloom Color Description: | "Lovely ruby colour on a yellow background. Somewhat darker or more intense around the fall ridge, with numerous large ruby blotches and veins filling the surrounding yellow. The style arms are lighter with violet tones in the ribs. Its standards are hair-like. Just brownish and pinkish shades adds special beauty to this flower."--McMurtrie |
| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8a |
| Plant Height: | 6-8 inches |
| Leaves: | Spring ephemeral |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Other: Violet Bitone |
| Bloom Size: | 2"-3" |
| Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring Spring |
| Inflorescence Height: | 6 inches |
| Underground structures: | Bulb |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant |
| Parentage: | 91-FC-7(danfordiae Atilla x sophenensis) x 88-AX-3(Çat ANMc2175 x {Yuksekova & danfordiae ANMc2325}) |
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