Medium violet purple flowers fading to white in the centre. Yellow-brown anthers. The plant has prominent beetroot coloured leafy bracts behind the flowers. Charlie Pridham tells us that it is named partly after the song by Jimmy Hendrix and partly because of the overall effect of flower and foliage.

Approximate height:	2.5 - 3.0 metres
Flowering period(s):	Jul Aug Sep
Aspect:	Any aspect
Raised by:	C Pridham
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Date raised:	r1992 ni1997
Parentage:	Unknown
Other name(s):	Wrongly: 'Blue Haze'
Further detail:  Flower diameter: 8cm Tepals: 4 (-5), 4cm long, 3cm wide, obovate, gappy, eventually recurved at tips Database entry: 912