Description
Medium-sized, broad, moderately growing evergreen shrub (H 2-2,5 m, W 2-3 m). Crown broadly spherical, slightly flattened, compact. Leaves ovate (8-12 cm), hard, leathery, slightly glossy, above very dark green, lighter beneath. Flowers numerous, in dense terminal inflorescence, bell-shaped (4-5 cm), pink-orange to light red-orange. Flowering period: May-June. Grows best in deep, fertile, acidic, humus-rich, sufficiently drained, but always moist soils, in a light semi-shade.