Plant Details Hybridizer: Thomas Johnson Year Of Registration: 2010 Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2010 Seedling Number: Tz58A Classification: Tall Bearded (TB) Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm) Bloom Season: Mid Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled Bloom Color Classification: Black Violet Flower Patterns: Bicolor Bloom Color Description: Medium purple standards; purple black falls, slightly lighter rim Beard Color: Bright orange Fragrance: Sweet Awards: Honorable Mention: 2012 Award of Merit: 2014 John C. Wister Medal: 2016 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 Fragrant Underground structures: Rhizome Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed Propagation: Other methods: Division Ploidy: Tetraploid Parentage: Paul Black X Saturn Child plants: 30 child plants