Predominant Flower Color:  Pink

Flower/Truss Description:  Flower openly funnel-shaped, 2" to 2⅜" across, strong purplish red shading inward to strong purplish pink, pale pink in center, marked purplish-red. Ages to pinkish-white. Held in dome-shaped trusses with 11-14 flowers.

Fragrant:  No

Bloom Time:  Late Midseason

Foliage Description / Plant Habit:  Leaves elliptic, pointed, recurved, 4" to 5" long, densely hairy, dark green, retained 3 years. Grows wider than tall.

Height:  6 feet in 10 years.

Cold Hardiness Temp:  -10°F  ( -23°C)

Parentage  (Seed Parent x Pollen Parent): 
     Sammetglut x degronianum ssp yakushimanum 'Koichiro Wada'

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.