Description
Small, broad, slow growing evergreen shrub (H 0,8-1,2 m, W 1-1,5 m). Crown broadly spherical, dense. Leaves narowly lanceolate (2-4 cm), leathery, glossy, variegated, center very dark green, with wide, uneven cream white margin; in autumn and winter with remarkable pink hue. Flowers numerous, in terminal inflorescence, funnel-shaped (3-4 cm), in buds dark pink-red, open bright pink. Flowering period: April-May, very freely flowering. Grows best in light, deep, fertile, acidic, humus-rich, sufficiently drained, but always moist soils. Grows also in moderately sunny sites.