Large flowers, inside opening light purple with vivid reddish purple bar, maturing to strong reddish purple suffused (and ageing to) deep purple; outside opening moderate purple with deep purplish pink bar, maturing to strong purple with light purple bar. Stamens c.60; filaments light greenish yellow; anthers brilliant yellow-green at base, pale yellow-green above.

Group:	Late large-flowered group
Approximate height:  The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	1.5 - 2.0 metres
Flowering period(s):  Warning: the months here are approximate for the northern hemisphere: users south of the equator should add approximately 6 months so that July becomes January etc.	May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	A Kivistik
Country of origin:	Estonia
Date raised:  r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	1982
Parentage:  (s) = seed parent	Un-named 'Jackmanii' seedling, open-pollinated
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 14cm Tepals: 6-8; 7cm long x 5cm wide, broadly elliptic, overlapping, with entire but slightly wavy margins, tip acute