Predominant Flower Color:  Purple

Flower/Truss Description:  Flower openly funnel-shaped, wavy lobes, 1½" across, strong reddish purple. Flat, ball-shaped truss holds 10-15 flowers.

Fragrant:  No

Bloom Time:  Early Midseason

Foliage Description / Plant Habit:  Leaves elliptic, obtuse apex, cuneate base, 1¼ to 2 " long, convex, glossy, green, turning bronze mahogany in winter. Upright, dense growth habit.

Height:  4 feet in 10 years.

Cold Hardiness Temp:  -25°F  ( -32°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 
     minus var minus Carolinianum Group x dauricum Sempervirens Group

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L):  L

Hybridized or Selected by:  Mezitt, E.

Registration Reference:  ARS 874

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.