Available in many nurseries in UK and Europe.
Introduced by Pritchards of Christchurch, UK.
A sport of Granat.
Award of Merit RHS 1930.
A good garden cultivar the dark red form of Granat.
Unfortunately it reverts back to Granat so the two cultivars are often seen in the same clump.
It is difficult to keep the cultivar as a pure colour.
Tall – 81-100cm
Mid-season – 16th-31st July
| colour | Strong reddish-purple |
| shape | Trullate |
| density | Moderately dense |
| density of flowers | Moderately dense |
| Colour | Deep green |
| Nodes Colour | Some red |
| Surface | Glossy |
Raised by Harrie Verduin in Holland in late 1990’s and distributed in 2005.
Distributed by Darwin Plants throughout Europe.
Available from several nurseries in UK and Europe.
Good late flowering form of compact habit and nice colour.
It has strong stems and good flowers. A good garden plant
Low – 31 – 60cm
Mid-season – 16th-31st July
| colour | Light reddish-purple |
| shape | Rhomboidal |
| length | Medium – 11-25cm |
| width | Medium – 11-20cm |
| density | Dense |
| Lowest branch | |
| angle of branching | 40° |
| length | 11cm |
| density of flowers | Dense |
| Diameter | Medium – 5-7mm |
| Petal | |
| colour | Light reddish purple |
| Shape | Spatulate |
| Diameter | Medium – 5-7mm |
| Sepal Colour | Light purplish-pink |
| Filament Colour | Light reddish-Purple |
| Carpel Colour | Light reddish-purple |
| Size | 16cm wide x 26cm long |
| Colour | Mid green |
| Nodes Colour | Greed |
| Stem Colour | Green |
| Terminal Leaflet | |
| Surface | Matt |
