| Hybridizer: | Paul Black |
| Year Of Registration: | 2000 |
| Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 2000 |
| Seedling Number: | C108H |
| Classification: | Intermediate Bearded (IB) |
| Registered Height: | 22 inches (56 cm) |
| Bloom Season: | Late |
| Flower Form: | Ruffled |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Black |
| Flower Patterns: | Bitone |
| Bloom Color Description: | Dark purplish black standards; black falls |
| Beard Color: | Orange |
| Style Arm Color: | Dark purplish black |
| Fragrance: | Pronounced Sweet |
| Awards: | Honorable Mention: 2002 Award of Merit: 2006 Hans and Jacob Sass Medal: 2009 |
| 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 Fragrant |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
| Ploidy: | Unbalanced Tetraploid |
| Parentage: | 91260A: (85319B: (Gentle Air x (B80-20: (Concord Touch x Daisy) x Soft Air)) x 88267A: ((Caesura x (Betsey Boo x (Antique Satin x Encanto))) x (Gigglepot x Oriental Blush))) X Tom Johnson |
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| Zencat | On July 11, 2015 | Obtained plant |
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| Australis | On June 18, 2022 | Transplanted Moved from planter box into front garden bed. |
| Australis | From October 4, 2021 to October 19, 2021 | Bloomed End date for blooming is not certain. |
| Australis | From September 29, 2020 to October 16, 2020 | Bloomed |
| Australis | On May 2, 2020 | Transplanted Moved to a different location in the garden bed. |
| Australis | From October 8, 2018 to October 26, 2018 | Bloomed |
| Australis | On December 30, 2017 | Transplanted Moved to another spot in the garden to make space for new acquisitions. |
| Australis | On December 3, 2016 | Obtained plant Generously given to me by a fellow NGA member. |
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| Pretty by Bonehead | Nov 6, 2016 3:54 PM | 1 |
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