Very large cerise-pink flowers with deeper pink bar and veins. Red anthers. Raised by Walter Pennell from seed sown in 1962 and named in 1974 by Sheila Gilbert, a long-serving Pennell employee, who refused to have this variety named after her.

Group:	Early large-flowered group
Approximate height:	2.0 - 4.0 metres
Flowering period(s):	May Jun Sep
Aspect:	Sun or semi-shade
USDA zones:	4 5 6 7 8 9
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	Walter Pennell
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Date raised:	rc1962 n1974
Parentage:	'Nelly Moser' x 'Kathleen Wheeler'
Other name(s):	'Charisma' (mis-spelling)
Further detail:  Flower diameter: 15-18(-20)cm Tepals: 6-8, 8-9cm long, 3-4cm wide, wavy margins, overlapping Leaves: ternate Database entry: 106
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