(IB) 'Starwoman'

1998, Smith

'Starwoman' (Marky Smith, R. 1997). Seedling 90-26E. IB, height 25" (64 cm), Mid bloom season. Standards blackish royal purple (blacker than RHS 86A), faint lavender grey marks at deep purple midrib; style arms strong mauve violet, edges greyer; falls pearl (lighter than 156D) ground, 1/2" (1.1 cm) darkest black violet (darker than 86A) rim and center stripe, dark violet dashing and stitching within rim; beards blue violet at end, gold-tipped blue violet central area, yellow in throat; ruffled; slight sweet fragrance. 'Chubby Cheeks' X Keppel 83-8A: ('Snowbrook' x sibling). Aitken's 1998. Honorable Mention 2001; Award of Merit 2003; Sass Medal 2005; American Dykes Medal 2008.

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-- Main.RPries - 2009-12-23

• This is the only IB to win a Dykes'. It is quite deserving and thrives in MS. -- WalterMoores - 08 Jan 2010
• Pod fertile. -- BarbJohnson - 15 Jan 2010