Man's Best Friend

'Man's Best Friend' (Paul Black, R. 2008). Seedling# M143AA. IB, 25" (64 cm), Late midseason bloom. Standards light slate-violet, muted brassy-gold midrib, brassy gold texture veins radiating upward; style arms slate violet, crests edged brassy gold, lower crests veined brassy gold; falls medium red-brown, darker texture veins, light butter yellow veins over hafts, 1/4" grey-white band, white dart at end of beard; beards white tipped bright yellow; ruffled; pronounced spicy fragrance. T. Johnson seedling #Q38D, sibling to 'Country Dawn', X 'Devoted'. Mid-America 2008. Honorable Mention 2010; Favorite Guest 2011; Award of Merit 2012; Ben Hager Cup 2012, Favorite Guest 2012; Sass Medal 2015.

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