Predominant Flower Color:  Pink

Flower/Truss Description:  Flower about 2⅜" across, deep purplish-pink marked deep purplish-red and a dark red blotch. Ball-shaped trusses hold 12-17 flowers.

Fragrant:  No

Bloom Time:  Late Midseason

Foliage Description / Plant Habit:  Leaves elliptic-ovate, 3½" to 4⅓" long, hairy, dark green, with slight indumentum. Compact, rounded shrub.

Height:  5 feet in 10 years.

Cold Hardiness Temp:  -15°F  ( -26°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 
     Humboldt x Direktor E. Hjelm

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L):  E

Hybridized or Selected by:  Hachmann, Hans

Registration Reference:  RHS 83

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.