Description
Small, compact, slow growing evergreen shrub (H 0,8-1,2 m, W 1,2-1,5 m). Crown regular, half-round, dense. Leaves broadly egg-shaped to round (4-5 cm), leathery, glossy, at first coppery red to dark brown, later bright to dark green, lighter underneath, bluish-green. Flowers numerous, in loose terminal inflorescence, pedunculate and slightly nodding, broadly bell-shaped (3-4 cm), pink to light pink. Flowering period: May-June. Requires light, fertile, acidic, humus-rich, sufficiently drained, but always moist soils. Easily withstands also moderatly sunny sites.