■(SIB) 'Tall Dark And Handsome'

2007, Schafer/Sacks

'Tall, Dark And Handsome' (Marty Schafer and Jan Sacks, R. 2007). Seedling S00-61-1. SIB, 43" (109 cm), midseasmon to late bloom and rebloom. Standards and falls purple (brighter then RHS 89C), signal large white and gold, widely separated purple veins; style arms red violet (77B) with blue highlights (86B); slight fragrance. Seedling S97-69A-3: (seedling S93-68-3: (seedling S90-26-1: ('Reprise' x 'Purple Prose') x 'Roaring Jelly') x 'Sarah Tiffney') X 'Sultan's Ruby'. Joe Pye Weed 2007. Honorable Mention 2011.

From the 2022 Rebloom Checklist: Rebloom reported in: MA. USDA Zones 6

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From Joe Pye Weed catalog, 2017: TALL DARK AND HANDSOME - '07, M-L+RE, 43". Large rich purple flowers with ruby styles and large white and gold signals. The form is wide and open - the standards are almost horizontal. The fan shaped clump has very tall strong stalks with five buds held well above the foliage. Slight fragrance . HM'11... Last time offered--SPRING ONLY. $10.00

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