| Hybridizer: | Michael Sutton |
| Year Of Registration: | 2012 |
| Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 2013 |
| Seedling Number: | W-999-A |
| Classification: | Border Bearded (BB) |
| Registered Height: | 24 inches (61 cm) |
| Bloom Season: | Mid Mid Late Late Very Late |
| Rebloom by Zone: | Known To Rebloom Zone 8: 10° to 20° |
| Flower Form: | Ruffled |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Black Tan |
| Flower Patterns: | Bicolor |
| Bloom Color Description: | Smokey tan standards, blushed purple at the midribs: dark violet, near black falls, slightly lighter at the edges |
| Beard Color: | Beach brown |
| Style Arm Color: | Tan, purple stigmatic lip |
| Awards: | Honorable Mention: 2016 Award of Merit: 2019 Knowlton 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 8b |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
| Ploidy: | Tetraploid |
| Parentage: | Secret Service X Midnight Thunder |
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