Predominant Flower Color:  Red

Flower/Truss Description:  Flower funnel-shaped, 2¾" across, strong purplish red, lighter in center, near white dorsal blotch, and sparse greenish-yellow spotting. Held in conical truss with 15-19 flowers.

Fragrant:  No

Bloom Time:  Late

Foliage Description / Plant Habit:  Leaves elliptic, 5¾" long, margins undulate, rugose, mid green. Upright, open growth habit.

Height:  5 feet in 10 years.

Cold Hardiness Temp:  -20°F  ( -29°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 
     Leach's Mount Mitchell x (Mars x Fanfare)

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L):  E

Hybridized or Selected by:  Leach

Registration Reference:  RHS 84

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.