Available from several nurseries in UK and Europe.
Raised by Georg Arends of Ronsdorf, Germany in 1938.
Highly Commended RHS Trial 1970.
A japonica hybrid.

A popular early flowering cultivar raised initially for the forcing market because of its low height, it is an excellent garden plant.
Parent of Red Sentinel.

Low – 31-60cm
Early – 1st-15th July
colour
Strong purplish-red
shape
Trullate
density
Moderately dense
density of flowers
Moderately dense
Colour
Mid-green
Nodes Colour
Some red
Surface
Glossy