Description
Medium-sized, broad, fast growing evergreen shrub (H 2-2,5 m, W 1,5-2 m). Crown ovate to rounded, dense. Leaves ovate (8-14 cm), hard, leathery, slightly glossy, above very dark green, lighter beneath. Flowers numerous, in dense terminal inflorescence, wide, star-shaped to funnel-shaped (5-7 cm), in buds dark red, open bright red, center lighter. Flowering period: May-June. Requires deep, fertile, acidic, humus-rich, sufficiently drained, but always moist soils, in a light semi-shade.