| Hybridizer: | Paul Black |
| Year Of Registration: | 1997 |
| Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1997 |
| Seedling Number: | C108G |
| Classification: | Intermediate Bearded (IB) |
| Registered Height: | 20 inches (51 cm) |
| Bloom Season: | Mid Late |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Purple |
| Flower Patterns: | Bitone |
| Bloom Color Description: | Dark purple standards; black purple falls, few short white rays around beards |
| Beard Color: | Orange, white at end |
| Style Arm Color: | Dark purple |
| Fragrance: | Slight Spicy |
| 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: | Unbalanced Tetraploid |
| Parentage: | 91260A: (85319B: (Gentle Air x (B80-20: (Concord Touch x Daisy) x Soft Air)) x 88267A: ((Caesura x (Betsey Boo x (Antique Satin x Encanto))) x (Gigglepot x Oriental Blush))) X Tom Johnson |
| Child plants: | one child plant |
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