| Hybridizer: | Payne |
| Year Of Registration: | 1952 |
| Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1952 |
| Classification: | Japanese (Ensata) |
| Registered Height: | 42 inches (107 cm) |
| Bloom Season: | Mid Late Late |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Wine |
| Bloom Color Description: | Blackish red purple, fading to aster purple |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Will not come true from seed |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
| Pollinators: | Various insects |
| Ploidy: | Diploid |
| Parentage: | Sdlg. 65: (Otomene x Mahogany) X sdlg. 217: (sdlg. 60 x Night Music) |
| Child plants: | 7 child plants |
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