SMOKE SCREAM (James Gossard 2004)
Awarded Honorable Mention in 2008 by the AHS
 (Starman's Quest x Malachite Prism) Dip 6 ½” Dor 42” M
Smoke Scream is a unusual pinched smoky purple flower with a dark purple eye and green-white throat Color is very unusual and difficult to capture. It is very sun fast and extremely rain resistant, a rare trait in purples. It has 3 way branching and 15 bud count. An important breeder for patterned unusual forms. An outstanding garden cultivar. Very pod and pollen fertile.  $50 Double fans

Pollen and pod parents pedigree, from AHS database.

Malachite Prism (Doorakian, 1999)
height 36", bloom 4.25", season M, Rebloom, Semi-Evergreen, Diploid, 20 buds, 3 branches, Green and lavender with purple eyezone above large green throat. (SOMEPLACE SPECIAL X sdlg)

Starman's Quest (Burkey, 1989)
height 40", bloom 7", season M, Dormant, Diploid, UFo Crispate , Violet mauve semi-spider with dark purple eyezone and green chartreuse throat. (TRAHLYTA X PERSIAN PATTERN)

Trahlyta (CHILDS-F., 1982)
height 30", bloom 6.5", season EM, Rebloom, Dormant, Diploid, Very Fragrant, Grayed violet with dark purple eyezone and green throat.

Persian Pattern (HARDY, 1966)
height 30", bloom 7", season M, Dormant, Diploid, Spider Ratio 4.60:1, Purple bitone with green yellow throat.
Seedlings from Smoke Scream
Smoke Scream seedling
Smoke Scream seedling