| Hybridizer: | Joseph Ghio |
| Year Of Registration: | 1980 |
| Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1981 |
| Seedling Number: | 76-126-O |
| Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
| Registered Height: | 38 inches (97 cm) |
| Bloom Season: | Very Early Early |
| Flower Form: | Ruffled |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Wine |
| Flower Patterns: | Self |
| Bloom Color Description: | Garnet red |
| Beard Color: | Red |
| Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1983 Award of Merit: 1985 |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun 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 |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Uses: | Cut Flower |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
| Ploidy: | Tetraploid |
| Parentage: | Indian Territory X Countryman |
| Child plants: | 159 child plants |
| Australis | From October 8, 2023 to October 22, 2023 | Bloomed 2 bloom stalks. |
| Australis | On January 4, 2023 | Transplanted Relocated in the front garden. |
| Australis | From October 17, 2022 to October 27, 2022 | Bloomed |
| Australis | On December 27, 2021 | Transplanted |
| Australis | From September 27, 2020 to October 24, 2020 | Bloomed |
| Australis | From October 13, 2018 to October 26, 2018 | Bloomed |
| Australis | On December 30, 2017 | Transplanted Planted in the garden bed. |
| Australis | On December 26, 2017 | Obtained plant Purchased from a roadside stall at Yarck. |
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