Description
Medium-sized, bushy, broad, relatively fast growing evergreen shrub (H 1,5-2 m, W 2-2,5 m). Crown broadly spherical, flattened. Leaves narowly lanceolate (7-9 cm), hard, leathery, glossy, variegated, center dark green, with wide, uneven, light yellow to cream white margin. Flowers numerous, in terminal inflorescence, broadly bell-shaped (4-5 cm), light lilac-violet. Flowering period: May-June. Requires deep, fertile, acidic, humus-rich, sufficiently drained, but always moist soils, in a light semi-shade. Grows also in moderately sunny sites.