Available from one or two nurseries in UK and Europe.
Raised by Ernst Pagels in Germany 1988 as a red sport on Straussenfeder.
Also grown and sold as Red Charm.
A thunbergii hybrid.

A darker form than Strausenfeder (Ostrich Plume) although unlikely to become popular.
Needs plenty of water to make it grow well.
Ideal beside streams and ponds.
Long arching sprays of flowers late in the season.

Tall – 81-100cm
Mid-season – 16th-31st July
Colour
Strong purplish-pink
shape
Pyramidal, drooping
density
Loose
density of flowers
Moderately dense
Colour
Dark green
Nodes Colour
Green
Surface
Glossy