| Hybridizer: | Ben Hager |
| Year Of Registration: | 1991 |
| Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1991 |
| Seedling Number: | T5057TPrSh |
| Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
| Registered Height: | 35 inches (89 cm) |
| Bloom Season: | Mid Late |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Violet |
| Bloom Color Description: | Royal violet purple standards; violet purple falls maturing to blue over silver, violet purple edge |
| Beard Color: | Tangerine, last 1/4" bluish |
| Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1993 Award of Merit: 1997 |
| 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: | T4392TPr: (((((Babson M131-4: (Golden Stairs x (Queen's Lace x (E61-1 x Figurine))) x Morning Breeze) x Dream Time) x Grand Waltz) x Irene Nelson) x (Silver Flow x Irene Nelson)) X T4244FchPr: (((((Gay Adventure x Sass 55-349) x Keppel 68-52: (Jones 743: (sdlg. x Crystal Flame) x Keppel 65-32A: (Marquesan Skies x Babbling Brook))) x Caro Nome) x Royalace) x Matinee Idol) |
| Child plants: | 18 child plants |
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