#The following is a detailed description of the new cultivar as observed for three growing seasons in a trial garden in Hubbardston, Mass. with the detailed botanical data collected from five month-old plants of the new cultivar as grown in two-gallon containers in New Hope, Minn. The phenotype of the new cultivar may vary with variations in environmental, climatic, and cultural conditions, as it has not been tested under all possible environmental conditions. The color determination is in accordance with The 2007 R.H.S. Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society, London, England, except where general color terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used. General description: Blooming period.—Blooms from June through August in central Massachusetts. Plant habit.—Herbaceous annual, well-branched to produce a bushy habit. Height and spread.—Reaches 12 to 18 inches (30 to 45 cm) in height and 12 to 15 inches (30 to 38 cm in width) in 3 months from a rooted cutting. Cold hardiness.—Has not been tested as it is grown as an annual. Diseases resistance.—No particular resistance or susceptibility has been observed. Root description.—Fibrous, fine and well-branched. Growth and propagation: Propagation.—Terminal stem cuttings. Growth rate.—Vigorous. Stem description: Shape.—Oval, solid. Stem color.—146B and lightly suffused 187C on mature stems. Stem size.—Main stem averages 30 cm in length with laterals an average of 21 cm in length (excluding peduncles), an average of 2.5 mm in width. Stem surface.—Very finely puberulent with some ridges when mature. Branching habit.—An average of 5 basal branches with an average of 4 lateral branches, and 3 terminal flowering branches, branch internode length is variable but typically about 6 cm. Foliage description: Leaf division.—Simple. Leaf margins.—Primarily tri-lobed. Leaf size.—Up to 6 cm in length and 4.5 cm in width, when tri-lobed 4 cm in length and 6 mm in width and side lobes 3.3 cm in length and 5 mm in width. Leaf shape.—Fan shaped overall when tri-lobed with lobes narrowly lanceolate to linear. Leaf base.—Attenuate. Leaf apex.—Acute. Leaf venation.—Pinnate, not prominent, both surfaces 138B in color. Leaf attachment.—Sessile. Leaf arrangement.—Opposite. Leaf internode length.—Average of 4.5 cm. Leaf quantity.—An average of 15 per main stem. Leaf surface.—Dull and very finely puberulent on upper surface and lower surface. Leaf color.—Young and mature upper surface; 137A, young and mature lower surface; 137B. Inflorescence description: Inflorescence type.—Composite with ray florets surrounding disk florets in the center forming a radiant head, inflorescences are borne singular to group of 3 at terminal of lateral branches. Lastingness of inflorescence.—About one week until senescence of ray florets, bracts and disk florets are persistent. Fragrance.—None detected. Quantity of inflorescences.—An average of 18 per main branch. Inflorescence size.—Average 1 cm in depth and up to 3 cm in diameter with disk portion an average of 8 mm in diameter. Inflorescence buds.—Average of 5 mm in depth and 6 mm in diameter, shape is spherical, color is a blend of 31A , 153D and 137B, with bracts 137B. Peduncle.—Average of 6 cm in length and 1.5 mm in diameter, 146A in color, finely puberulent surface. Involucral bracts: Bract number.—Two rows of 8. Bract arrangement.—Outer bracts are un-fused spreading and held nearly horizontal, inner bracts overlap and surround receptacle with a campanulate form with apical portion un-fused, spreading, and held close to ray florets. Bract size.—Outer bracts about 2 mm in length and 1 mm in width, inner bracts about 6 mm in length and 2.5 mm in width with free portion an average of 3.5 mm in length and 2.5 mm in width. Bract color.—Outer bracts 138A in both surfaces, inner bracts; fused portion 138A, un-fused portion is a blend of 138B and 35A with apex and margin 187A. Bract texture.—Outer bract; puberulent, waxy, inner bracts glabrous and waxy. Bract apex.—Outer bract; acute, inner bracts; acute. Bract base.—Truncate. Bract shape.—Outer bracts; lanceolate, inner bracts; free portion broadly ovate. Ray florets (sterile): Number.—8. Shape.—Ovate, appearance of three longitudinal sections with center section longer. Size.—Average of 1.4 cm in length and 1.2 cm in width. Apex.—Emarginate. Base.—Broadly cuneate. Margins.—Entire on sides, divided into 3 lobes at apex. Aspect.—Held nearly horizontal and slightly cupped upward, slightly wavy. Surface.—Glabrous on both surfaces. Color.—Upper surface opening and fully open; lower half 59A with upper half 17A, lower surface opening and fully open; 17C heavily suffused with 178A. Disk florets (male and female): Shape.—Tubular, corolla is fused, flared at apex. Size.—About 3 mm in length and 0.7 mm in width. Color.—In masse; 59A when opening and becoming primarily 34A when fully open and mature, corolla; base (tube) is 160A, flared portion is 160A and translucent. Receptacle.—About 3 mm in diameter and 2 mm in depth, 145A in color. Reproductive organs: Presence.—Disk florets are perfect, ray florets are sterile. Gynoecium.—1 Pistil, 2.5 mm in length, style is very fine and about 160A in color and translucent, bifid pilose stigma is 170A in color with branches about 0.7 mm in length and recurved, ovary is 1 mm in length, 0.5 mm in width, inferior, and 145D in color. Androcoecium.—5 stamens, fused into tube surrounding style, 1.5 mm in length and 0.3 mm in width, about 200A in color, no pollen was observed. Fruit/seed.—Relatively sterile and produces very few seeds if any.