Description
Medium-sized, bushy, evergreen shrub (H 1,5-1,8 m, W 1,8-2 m). Crown broadly spherical, flattened. Leaves ovate (8-12 cm), hard, leathery, slightly glossy, above very dark green, lighter beneath. Flowers numerous, in dense terminal inflorescence, broadly bell-shaped (4-5 cm), in buds red pink, open light orange-yellow, with orange-red spots. Flowering period: May-June. Requires deep, fertile, acidic, humus-rich, sufficiently drained, but always moist soils, in a light semi-shade.