Thanks guys, and thanks for the suggested breeding material, Chuck.
Tom

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David Ferguson wrote:
Looks like good progress in the right direction. Striking plant!
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Chuck Chapman wrote:
I just looked it up. It was one of the seedlings rescued from a garden move after a friend kindly took out tags for me. He isn't a gardener.

So no parentage.

But I had made a number of crosses with Tenison Ridge around that time.

It has similar stem and bud coloration as Ominous Stranger. And one I would suggest trying for a black stem variety.