| Hybridizer: | Sterling Innerst |
| Year Of Registration: | 1984 |
| Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1985 |
| Seedling Number: | 1849-6 |
| Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
| Registered Height: | 32 inches (81 cm) |
| Bloom Season: | Mid Mid Late Late |
| Flower Form: | Tailored |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Light blue |
| Flower Patterns: | Self |
| Bloom Color Description: | Mid-blue |
| Beard Color: | Near black |
| Foliage: | Purple Based |
| Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1987 Award of Merit: 1989 |
| 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 9b |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
| Ploidy: | Tetraploid |
| Parentage: | 660-20: (Appalachian Spring x Navy Strut) X Evening Echo |
| Child plants: | 22 child plants |
| csandt | On July 18, 2018 | Obtained plant |
| gardenglassgems | On August 27, 2022 | Miscellaneous Event Located a clump in Flower Garden Bed 5. |
| gardenglassgems | On August 20, 2022 | Transplanted from pot to Dizzy's Bed 1. |
| Australis | On November 18, 2023 | Potted up |
| Australis | On November 18, 2023 | Obtained plant |
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