Growth Habit: large (6 x 6 feet)
USDA Zone: 4b
Exposure: filtered to full sun
Growing Conditions: evenly moist, well drained acidic soils
Parentage: (catawbiense hybrid)

Hybridizer: A. Waterer (prior to 1851)
Color Category : lilac
Bloom Time: May
Comments: Rosy lilac flowers form a pyramidal-shaped truss on this "ironclad" hybrid. Handles most winter weather without problems and can also tolerate hot summer temperatures.