Plant Details Hybridizer: Opal Brown Year Of Registration: 1972 Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1972 Seedling Number: 9-14E16 Classification: Tall Bearded (TB) Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm) Bloom Season: Early Mid Bloom Color Classification: Violet Flower Patterns: Bitone Bloom Color Description: Wisteria blue standards; blue falls Beard Color: Light yellow, brushed blue Awards: Honorable Mention: 1973 Award of Merit: 1976 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 Underground structures: Rhizome Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed Propagation: Other methods: Division Ploidy: Tetraploid Parentage: Babbling Brook X 3-12C1: ((Lipstick x Country Cuzzin) x Bright Cloud) Child plants: 37 child plants