| Hybridizer: | Paul Black |
| Year Of Registration: | 2009 |
| Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 2009 |
| Seedling Number: | O247C |
| Classification: | Intermediate Bearded (IB) |
| Registered Height: | 25 inches (64 cm) |
| Bloom Season: | Mid Late |
| Flower Form: | Ruffled |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Black Violet |
| Flower Patterns: | Neglecta |
| Bloom Color Description: | Dark blue purple standards; black falls, narrow blue purple edge and subdued violet white rays around beards |
| Beard Color: | Violet tipped greyed orange in throat, light greyed yellow in middle, white at end |
| Style Arm Color: | Dark inky blue black |
| Foliage: | Purple Based |
| Fragrance: | Pronounced Spicy |
| Awards: | Honorable Mention: 2011 Award of Merit: 2013 Hans and Jacob Sass Medal: 2016 Fred and Barbara Walther Cup: 2011 |
| 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: | Ocean Depths X Wish Upon a Star |
| Child plants: | 2 child plants |
| shizen | On September 16, 2016 | Obtained plant |
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