| Hybridizer: | Mrs. M. Doriot |
| Year Of Registration: | 1956 |
| Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1957 |
| Seedling Number: | A23-55 |
| Classification: | Intermediate Bearded (IB) |
| Registered Height: | 15 1/4 inches |
| Bloom Season: | Early |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Lavender Wine |
| Bloom Color Description: | Blue lavender standards, edges flushed deeper; blue lavender border on falls, spot pattern of brown, purple, yellow, and lavender, appearing parrot green |
| Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1957 |
| 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: | Snow Flurry X Welch K 505 pumila |
| Child plants: | 12 child plants |
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