Growth Habit: large (6 x 6 feet)
USDA Zone:
Exposure: filtered to full sun
Growing Conditions: evenly moist, well drained acidic soils
Parentage: (‘Cupday' x 'Purple Splendour’)
Hybridizer: Van de Ven (1978)
Color Category: purple
Bloom Time: May
Comments: Red-purple flowers heavily spotted with red on the dorsal lobe and along the midribs. Intense purple-black deep in the throat. Ball-shaped trusses rest on a bed of glossy leaves. Gorgeous.