Predominant Flower Color: Pink
Flower/Truss Description: Flower tubular funnel-shaped, wavy lobes, 2½" across, open strong purplish-pink with pale purplish-pink blotch and dark reddish-orange spots, reverse strong purplish-red. Flowers fade lighter with time. Held in ball-shaped truss with 15 flowers.
Fragrant: No
Bloom Time:
Midseason
Foliage Description / Plant Habit: Leaves elliptic, apiculate apex, cuneate base, 3¾" long, olive green with dark orange-yellow indumentum, leaves retained 3 years. New growth has sliver tomentum. Dense, rounded habit.
Height: 3 feet in 10 years.
Cold Hardiness Temp: -15°F (
-26°C)
Parentage (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent):
King Tut x
degronianum ssp yakushimanum 'Koichiro Wada'
Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): E
Hybridized or Selected by: Shammarello
Registration Reference: ARS 772
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