Plant Details Hybridizer: Allan Ensminger Year Of Registration: 1985 Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1986 Seedling Number: 79-79 Classification: Border Bearded (BB) Registered Height: 26 inches (66 cm) Bloom Season: Mid Bloom Color Classification: Purple White Flower Patterns: Broken Bloom Color Description: White ground, striped royal purple Beard Color: Yellow tipped white Foliage: Purple Based Awards: Honorable Mention: 1988 Award of Merit: 1990 Knowlton Medal: 1992 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 Underground structures: Rhizome Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed Propagation: Other methods: Division Ploidy: Tetraploid Parentage: Aegean Star X Purple Streaker Child plants: 28 child plants
