Large or very large flowers, opening with strong purple blade/margins about strong purplish red bar, but whole sepal turning bluer with age. Filaments white, tinged yellowish green; connectives red-purple; anthers red. Seedheads persistent. Named after the raisers grand-daughter.
Group: Early large-flowered group
Approximate height: 2.0 - 2.5 metres
Flowering period(s): May Jun | Sep
Aspect: Sun or semi-shade
USDA zones: 4 5 6 7 8
Pruning: Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by: F Wein Sr
Country of origin: Canada
Date raised: r2000 n2003 i2009
Parentage: 'Violet Charm' x 'The President'
Other name(s): 'Danielle';
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Further detail:
Flower diameter: 15-20cm
Tepals: 8; overlapping, broadly elliptical, slightly wavy, with tips pointed/cuspidate and slightly down-curved
