| Hybridizer: | Paul Black |
| Year Of Registration: | 2011 |
| Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 2012 |
| Seedling Number: | P218B |
| Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
| Registered Height: | 45 inches (114 cm) |
| Bloom Season: | Mid Mid Late Late Very Late |
| Flower Form: | Bubble Ruffled |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Blue Light blue |
| Flower Patterns: | Dark Top |
| Bloom Color Description: | Mid blue standards, dark base and midribs, darker blue textured veins over upper 2/3; mid blue falls fading to pale blue, darker at edge, mid blue textured veins |
| Beard Color: | Orange |
| Style Arm Color: | Mid blue |
| Fragrance: | Pronounced Sweet |
| Awards: | Honorable Mention: 2014 Award of Merit: 2017 John C. Wister Medal: 2021 |
| 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: | Blyth N24-5: (Opposing Forces x Louisa's Song) X Paul Black |
| Child plants: | 6 child plants |
| Meredith79 | On June 7, 2016 | Bloomed |
| MamaFan | On May 27, 2022 | Miscellaneous Event No Show :( |
| MamaFan | On May 26, 2021 | Bloomed |
| MamaFan | On July 10, 2020 | Obtained plant |
| LynNY | On May 26, 2024 | Bloomed First bloom |
| LynNY | On May 25, 2024 | Bloomed first bloom |
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