Large reddish-violet flowers which fade to light lavender blue, with only a reddish bar to show for the original colouring (note the lower flower in photograph #1). Creamy yellow anthers. Sometimes semi-double, but usually single flowers.

Group:	Early large-flowered group
Approximate height:	2.0 - 3.0 metres
Flowering period(s):	May Jun Sep
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	Wil-Chris Acres
Country of origin:	USA
Date raised:	ic1961
Parentage:	Unknown
Other name(s):	None known
Further detail:  Flower diameter: 15-17.5cm Tepals: 6; overlapping Database entry: 2037