| Hybridizer: | Marky Smith |
| Year Of Registration: | 1995 |
| Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1996 |
| Seedling Number: | 89-27D |
| Classification: | Intermediate Bearded (IB) |
| Registered Height: | 23 inches (58 cm) |
| Bloom Season: | Early |
| Flower Form: | Ruffled |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Violet White |
| Flower Patterns: | Plicata |
| Bloom Color Description: | Greyed blue violet standards, midrib dark violet blue, faint dotting in paler center; white falls, 1/2" solid dark violet blue rim, 1/4" lighter stitched and dotted inner band, dark stitching surrounding and star point below beard |
| Beard Color: | Dark blue violet, tipped brown, changing to brown gold to gold in throat |
| Style Arm Color: | Greyed blue violet, dark violet blue rib |
| Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1998 Award of Merit: 2000 |
| 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 |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
| Ploidy: | Unbalanced Tetraploid |
| Parentage: | Chubby Cheeks X Snowbrook |
| Child plants: | one child plant |
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