Description
Medium-sized, compact, moderately growing evergreen shrub (H 1,6-1,8 m, W 1,7-2 m). Crown spherical, slightly flattened. Leaves ovate (8-14 cm), hard, leathery, slightly glossy, above very dark green, lighter beneath. Flowers numerous, in dense terminal inflorescence, broadly bell-shaped (5-7 cm), vivid dark red to dark pink-red, with dark red spots. Flowering period: May-June. Requires deep, fertile, acidic, humus-rich, sufficiently drained, but always moist soils, in a light semi-shade.