Large, velvety purple flowers maturing to mid-blue with a dark purple-red bar towards the base. Creamy-yellow stamens.

Group: Early large-flowered group
Approximate height: 1.5 - 2.0 metres
Flowering period(s): May Jun Jul | Aug Sep
Aspect: Any aspect
USDA zones: 4 5 6 7 8 9
Pruning: Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by: Raymond Evison
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Date raised: r1994 i2009
Parentage: Controlled cross between two un-named seedlings
Other name(s): Wrongly: 'Chevalier'

Further detail:

Flower diameter: 15cm
Tepals: 6; 7.5cm long x 3.5cm wide, elliptic, base acute, margins very slightly wavy, tip acuminate and slightly recurved

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Raymond J Evison