| Hybridizer: | Marky Smith |
| Year Of Registration: | 2003 |
| Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 2005 |
| Seedling Number: | 98-22A |
| Classification: | Intermediate Bearded (IB) |
| Registered Height: | 23 inches (58 cm) |
| Bloom Season: | Mid |
| Flower Form: | Ruffled |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Black Violet |
| Flower Patterns: | Bicolor |
| Bloom Color Description: | Dark red violet standards; black falls |
| Beard Color: | Vermilion |
| Style Arm Color: | Brass, midrib and crests dark red violet |
| Fragrance: | Pronounced Spicy |
| Awards: | Honorable Mention: 2007 |
| 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 8b |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
| Ploidy: | Unbalanced Tetraploid |
| Parentage: | 96-09A: (93-13A: (Pele x Fairy Lore) x Minidragon) X Keppel 93-72C: (89-79d: (Witches' Sabbath x Gallant Rogue) x Romantic Evening) |
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