Predominant Flower Color:  Purple

Flower/Truss Description:  Flower funnel-shaped, 2¾" across, purple, marked brown on a light background. Dome-shaped truss holds 16-18 flowers.

Fragrant:  No

Bloom Time:  Midseason

Foliage Description / Plant Habit:  Leaves elliptic to obovate-lanceolate, up to 5" long, deep green, very thinly felted below. Robust, upright, well-branched shrub

Height:  5 feet in 10 years.

Cold Hardiness Temp:  -25°F  ( -32°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 
     catawbiense hybrid or selection

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L):  E

Hybridized or Selected by:  Waterer, H.

Registration Reference:  RHS 58

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.