| Hybridizer: | Hyram Ames |
| Year Of Registration: | 1996 |
| Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1998 |
| Seedling Number: | A884 |
| Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
| Registered Height: | 28 inches (71 cm) |
| Bloom Season: | Mid |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Wine |
| Flower Patterns: | Bitone |
| Bloom Color Description: | Red black standards; darker red black falls, chocolate hafts |
| Beard Color: | Maroon, hairs tipped bronze |
| Style Arm Color: | Red black, lighter midrib |
| Fragrance: | Slight Spicy |
| 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: | A853: ((A7211: (((Black Taffeta x Archibald sdlg.: (Blue Gown x All Eternity)) x (Dark Fury x Orchid Jewel)) x Laced Tapestry) x Study in Black) x (A7710: (A7211 x Dusky Dancer) x Superstition)) X A845: (((A656: ((Party Dress x Black Hills) x (Sugarplum x Violet Hills)) x Wonderful One) x (A656 x Laced Tapestry)) x ((A7211 x Wonderful One) x A7710)) |
| Child plants: | 2 child plants |
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