Predominant Flower Color:  Lavender

Flower/Truss Description:  Flower lavender with a yellow-red blotch. Ball-shaped truss.

Fragrant:  No

Bloom Time:  Late Midseason

Foliage Description / Plant Habit:  Leaves broadly elliptic, smooth, slightly shiny, dark green, . Vigorous grower, useful for background plantings. Heat tolerant. Grows to tree size.

Height:  6 feet in 10 years.

Cold Hardiness Temp:  -15°F  ( -26°C)

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

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L):  E

Hybridized or Selected by:  Waterer, A.

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.