| Hybridizer: | John Weiler |
| Year Of Registration: | 1986 |
| Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1986 |
| Seedling Number: | 82-22-1 |
| Classification: | Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB) |
| Registered Height: | 11 inches (28 cm) |
| Bloom Season: | Early Early Mid Mid Mid Late Late Rebloom |
| Rebloom by Zone: | Known To Rebloom Zone 4: -30° to -20° Known To Rebloom Zone 5: -20° to -10° Known To Rebloom Zone 6:-10° to 0° Known To Rebloom Zone 7: 0°-10° Known To Rebloom Zone 8: 10° to 20° Known To Rebloom Zone 9: 20° to 30° |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Violet Wine |
| Bloom Color Description: | Plum violet standards; dark red plum violet falls |
| Beard Color: | Dark red violet |
| Foliage: | Purple Based |
| Fragrance: | Slight Sweet |
| Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1988 Award of Merit: 1991 |
| 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: | Amphidiploid |
| Parentage: | Little Bishop X Plum-Plum |
| Child plants: | 2 child plants |
| Calif_Sue | On March 11, 2015 | Bloomed |
| Calif_Sue | On October 20, 2014 | Bloomed rebloom |
| piksihk | On March 20, 2017 | Bloomed missed blooms from two stalks - |
| piksihk | On April 3, 2016 | Bloomed HW; |
| piksihk | On December 18, 2015 | Bloomed rich dark purple color - beautiful |
| piksihk | On September 21, 2015 | Obtained plant trade from Calif_Sue |
| piksihk | On May 30, 2015 | Potted up this may have died; transplanted to front bed |
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