Description
Small, compact, broad, slow growing evergreen shrub (H 1-1,3 m, W 1,3-1,6 m). Crown broad, very flattened, dense. Leaves oval to lanceolate (8-12 cm), leathery, dark green, felty underneath. Flowers numerous, in dense terminal inflorescence, funnel-shaped (5-6 cm), red-violet to pink-violet. Flowering period: May. Grows best in deep, fertile, humus-rich, sufficiently drained, but always moist soils. Easily withstands moderatly sunny sites, grows well also in slightly acidic and neutral soils. Easily withstands winter cold.