| Hybridizer: | Keith Keppel |
| Year Of Registration: | 1995 |
| Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1996 |
| Seedling Number: | 89-79Q |
| Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
| Registered Height: | 42 inches (107 cm) |
| Bloom Season: | Mid Late |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Black Violet |
| Flower Patterns: | Bicolor |
| Bloom Color Description: | Eggplant to fluorite violet standards; blackish purple, narrow prune purple edge |
| Beard Color: | Brick orange, violet base |
| Style Arm Color: | Mellowglow, hortensia rib |
| Foliage: | Purple Based |
| Fragrance: | Slight Sweet |
| Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1998 Award of Merit: 2000 |
| 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: | Witches' Sabbath X Gallant Rogue |
| Child plants: | 63 child plants |
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