| Hybridizer: | Schreiner |
| Year Of Registration: | 1992 |
| Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1992 |
| Seedling Number: | Y 882-1 |
| Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
| Registered Height: | 37 inches (94 cm) |
| Bloom Season: | Early Mid |
| Flower Form: | Ruffled |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Black |
| Flower Patterns: | Self |
| Bloom Color Description: | Purple black |
| Beard Color: | Black |
| Foliage: | Purple Based |
| Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1994 Award of Merit: 1996 John C. Wister Medal: 1998 Dykes Memorial Medal: 1999 Fred and Barbara Walther Cup: 1994 |
| 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: | R 124-4: (M 229-C: ((((Allegiance x ((Envoy sdlg. x Black Castle) x L 474-J: ((Blue Glow x Black Belle) x Storm Warning))) x Black Swan sdlg.) x Navy Strut) x (((((Black Mischief x (Black Forest x Starless Night)) x L 474-J) x Black Swan) x Matinata) x Navy Strut)) x Titan's Glory) X Midnight Dancer |
| Child plants: | 156 child plants |
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