This frosted shade harmonizes beautifully with pink roses and cool blue salvia without overpowering the blend, making a compact showy border. Of heavy ribbed substance, flowers open easily and flat. Scapes carry 20 to 25 buds. Rich color saturates this marvelous dark purple self with a grass green throat. The plant habit is vigorous with rapid increase and blue green foliage going semi-dormant in south Georgia.
Color holds well in full sun.
Easily fertile both ways this exceptional flower was my most used pollen for purple last year. A clear white underlay projects its brilliant rich color across the garden. One of the very first flowers to bloom in the season with rebloom into August, this important and versatile parent is easily fertile both ways, producing oversized flowers. Plants are vigorous and rapid to increase.