Description
Small, upright, moderately growing deciduous tree (H 6-8 m, W 3-5 m). Crown ovate. Leaves large, ovate (10-15 cm), mid dark green. Flowers simple, narrow cup-shaped (15 cm), dark pink-violet to black-violet. Flowering period: April-May. It grows well in deep, humus-rich, slightly acidic, well-drained and always moderately moist soils, in sunny and half shady sheltered sites.