Description: Brilliant clear crimson flower, free-flowering on top of tall, gaunt plant. Barely hardy at Exbury. Best colour of all the early reds.
Parentage: barbatum x hookeri
Ultimate Height: 2.00 meters after 10 years
Flowering Period: This plants flowers in the North Hemisphere around March- April
Availability: This plant is not available at present
Hardiness
UK Zone
3
RHS Zone
H (Fully Hardy)
EGF Zone
H3
US Zone
7B
Min Temp
-15°C (5°F)
Hardy in a sheltered site in most UK, Coastal France and northern Italy and Pacific Northwest gardens, but may be damaged in severest winters. Often early into flower and growth. (Please note.)