Wonderful dark red flowers with darker spotting during late May to early June. These can fade to deep pink in strong sun. Great dark green foliage on a sturdy upright plant. Good for hedging and screening. It is also heat and sun tolerant, and very hardy. Height 150-175cm in 10 years.

• Recommended for: Hedging/screening.
• Easy to grow.
• Ideal position: Most garden situations.
• Habit: Dense.
• Group: Hardy Hybrid.
• Parentage: 'Parsons' Grandiflorum'(s) X unknown.
• Hybridization date: pre 1950 (1902).
• Bred by: M. Koster & Sons. Origin: Dutch.
• Tolerant of more sun and heat.
• Ideal soil: pH 4.5 to 6.
• RHS Hardiness Rating: H7.
• How we usually propagate this plant: Cutting.

A small, dense, upright, evergreen shrub prized for its large trusses of showy, bright red flowers. A cold hardy rhododendron that thrives in cooler regions but benefits from protection from winter winds. Flower color develops a deep pink tone in sunnier exposures. Very useful in foundation plantings or as a landscape accent.