| Hybridizer: | Schreiner |
| Year Of Registration: | 1997 |
| Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1997 |
| Seedling Number: | DD 483-1 |
| Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
| Registered Height: | 38 inches (97 cm) |
| Bloom Season: | Mid Late |
| Flower Form: | Ruffled |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Purple |
| Bloom Color Description: | Claret purple |
| Beard Color: | Blue purple |
| Fragrance: | Slight |
| Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1999 Award of Merit: 2001 John C. Wister Medal: 2003 Fred and Barbara Walther Cup: 1999 |
| 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 Fragrant |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
| Ploidy: | Tetraploid |
| Parentage: | T 869-2: (Party Dress x Rosedale) X Y 682-2: (T 453-B: (R 708-C: (Lorilee x Lady X) x R 208-A: ((Sailor's Dance x F 142-1) x (I 144-G x (A 587-1: ((L 474-2 x Prince Indigo) x (Licorice Stick x N 364-1)) x D 4-A: ((S 640-1 x Blue Chiffon) x (Blue Chiffon x P 1033-1)))))) x T 449-A: ((Master Touch x ((((Alpenrose x Anthem) x (Amethyst Flame x Melodrama)) x ((Alpenrose x Brigadoon) x (Amethyst Flame x Melodrama))) x Rondo)) x (J 411-B, Sailor's Dance sdlg., x ((G 1517-B x Neptune's Pool) x (A 587-1: ((L 474-2 x Prince Indigo) x (Licorice Stick x N 364-1)) x D 4-A: ((S 640-1 x Blue Chiffon) x (Blue Chiffon x P 1033-1))))))) |
| Child plants: | 35 child plants |
| shizen | On September 6, 2016 | Obtained plant pltd. 9.8.16 frnt |
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