Predominant Flower Color:  Purple

Flower/Truss Description:  Flower openly funnel-shaped, 2½" across, waxy, very deep reddish-purple with slight brown spotting. Held in dome-shaped truss with 12-15 flowers.

Fragrant:  No

Bloom Time:  Midseason

Foliage Description / Plant Habit:  Leaves narrowly elliptic to elliptic, acute apex, oblique base, 5" long, retained 3 years. Upright, stiff branched plant.

Height:  5 feet in 10 years.

Cold Hardiness Temp:  -15°F  ( -26°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent):  Mars x Purple Splendour

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L):  E

Hybridized or Selected by:  Dobbs

Registration Reference:  ARS 794

Glossary of plant description terminology.
Note: Bloom time and 10 year height information are approximate and can vary dependent on weather and growing conditions.
Cold hardiness temperature is also an approximate value.