Large deep purple flowers with a purple-red bar. The anthers are purple-red above white filaments. Very resistant to fungal disease. Mephistopheles is a Russion folk-lore demon.

Group:	Late large-flowered group
Approximate height:	3.0 - 4.0 metres
Flowering period(s):	Jul Aug Sep
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	M I Orlov
Country of origin:	USSR/Ukraine
Date raised:	1966
Parentage:	'Gipsy Queen' x C viticella
Other name(s):	'Mephistopholes'; 'Mephistopheles'
Database entry: 758
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	M I Orlov