| Hybridizer: | Keith Keppel |
| Year Of Registration: | 1986 |
| Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1987 |
| Seedling Number: | 81-165H |
| Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
| Registered Height: | 36 inches (91 cm) |
| Bloom Season: | Early Mid |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Cream Wine Yellow |
| Flower Patterns: | Plicata |
| Bloom Color Description: | Cream standards almost completely suffused haematite red; pinard yellow falls, dark wine purple hafts, lighter sanded edge |
| Beard Color: | Brick to haematite red |
| Fragrance: | Slight Sweet |
| Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1989 |
| 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: | 77-111H: (((Roundup x: ((Amigo's Guitar x (Rippling Waters x Gypsy Lullaby)) x Barcelona)) x Osage Buff) x 75-113B: ((((Henna Stitches x (Maricopa x Chinquapin)) x Montage) x Roundup) x ((Montage x April Melody) x April Melody) X Queen in Calico |
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