Description
Small, upright, compact deciduous shrub (H 0,8-1 m, W 0,8-1 m). Branches upright to slightly open, densely arranged. Leaves ovate (7-10 cm), slightly wrinkled, glossy, at first dark red-violet to black-violet, later violet-red, eventually partly green; underneath dark green. Flowers arranged along the shoots, numerous, funnel-shaped (3-4 cm), dark pink-red. Flowering period: May-July, reblooming untill autumn. Undemanding, healthy shrub, grows in any reasonable, sufficiently drained soils in full sun or in half-shade. Easily withstands cold, heat, drought and urban conditoins.