Growth Habit: intermediate (5 x 5 feet)
USDA Zone: 6b
Exposure: filtered to full sun
Growing Conditions: evenly moist, well drained acidic soils
Parentage: ('Britannia' x elliottii)
Hybridizer: de Rothschild
Color Category: red
Bloom Time: June
Comments: Tight, dome-shaped trusses composed of 20-25 crimson-scarlet flowers with pink filaments and brown anthers. Dark green foliage, as much as eight-inches long, provides an excellent backdrop for this old standard.