| Hybridizer: | Keith Keppel |
| Year Of Registration: | 2009 |
| Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 2010 |
| Seedling Number: | 04-133C |
| Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
| Registered Height: | 36 inches (91 cm) |
| Bloom Season: | Mid |
| Flower Form: | Bubble Ruffled Laced |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Silver/Grey |
| Flower Patterns: | Blend |
| Bloom Color Description: | Pale pinkish grey white standards; pinkish lavender grey white falls heavily overlaid heliotrope grey to lobelia violet, fine lining and texture veining |
| Beard Color: | Light shrimp pink, light blue at end |
| Style Arm Color: | Pale pinkish grey-white, lavender lip |
| Awards: | Honorable Mention: 2012 Award of Merit: 2014 John C. Wister Medal: 2016 Dykes Memorial Medal: 2018 |
| 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: | Blyth N48-X: (Royal Sterling x Keppel 99-42Y: (Last Laugh x 95-49B: (Electrique x Romantic Evening))) X Blyth N213: (Hello It's Me x Reckless in Denim) |
| Child plants: | 95 child plants |
| RachaelHunter | On September 14, 2021 | Obtained plant Claire Austin |
| Australis | On January 6, 2023 | Transplanted Planted in the front garden bed. |
| Australis | On January 5, 2023 | Obtained plant Purchased from Smokin' Heights. |
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