| Hybridizer: | William Plotner |
| Year Of Registration: | 1989 |
| Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1989 |
| Seedling Number: | 83-353 |
| Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
| Registered Height: | 38-40 inches (97-102 cm) |
| Bloom Season: | Early Early Mid Mid Mid Late Late |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Wine |
| Bloom Color Description: | Red, veined greyed purple, gold stripe down center of falls, edged maroon |
| Beard Color: | Yellow orange, tipped greyed purple |
| Fragrance: | Spicy |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
| Ploidy: | Tetraploid |
| Parentage: | 79-2: (Starburst x Brimstone) X 89-9: (Starburst x "Bess") |
| Child plants: | one child plant |
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