![](../pictures/first-strike.jpg) ![](../../images/leaves/leaf-lance.gif) This cultivar of unidentified parentage was registered by
Mark Zilis of Illinois in 2003. A
small size plant, it grows to about 7 inches in height
with a spread of around 17 inches. The lanceolate, dark
green foliage has white medial (center) variegation.
Pale purple flowers bloom in July.
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