Plant Details Hybridizer: Hans Peter Sass Year Of Registration: 1928 Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1929 Classification: Tall Bearded (TB) Registered Height: 40 inches Bloom Season: Mid Mid Late Late Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown Violet Yellow Flower Patterns: Blend Bloom Color Description: Deep olive buff to avellaneous standards; falls deeply flushed argyle purple, strontian yellow hafts Beard Color: Orange Awards: Honorable Mention: 1931 Dykes Memorial Medal: 1932 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 Parentage: King Tut X Baldwin Child plants: 136 child plants