| Hybridizer: | Larry Lauer |
| Year Of Registration: | 1997 |
| Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1997 |
| Seedling Number: | 89-7-1 |
| Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
| Registered Height: | 37 inches (94 cm) |
| Bloom Season: | Early Mid |
| Flower Form: | Ruffled |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Tan Violet |
| Flower Patterns: | Bicolor |
| Bloom Color Description: | Light creamy yellow standards, purple midrib shading; lavender falls, rim lighter |
| Beard Color: | White end, mustard midsection, yellow in throat |
| Style Arm Color: | Creamy yellow, base purple |
| Fragrance: | Pronounced Sweet |
| Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1999 Award of Merit: 2001 |
| 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: | Best Bet X 87-29: (Edith Wolford x Denney 81-5-1: (((Pop O'Sha x McWhirter J71-27: (Sterling Silver x Babbling Brook)) x Winterscape) x Midnight Love Affair)) |
| Child plants: | 5 child plants |
| Calif_Sue | On April 20, 2015 | Bloomed |
| Calif_Sue | On April 9, 2014 | Bloomed |
| Calif_Sue | On April 24, 2013 | Bloomed |
| GaNinFl | On July 12, 2018 | Obtained plant Received great rhizomes from spuria on LA |
| gardenglassgems | On August 22, 2022 | Transplanted from pot to Dizzy's Bed 3. |
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