Large, vivid purple flowers with a pink-red bar. Filaments and anthers creamy; connectives yellow. Fruit-heads persistent. Named after Countess Anna Constantia von Cosel (1680-1765), the principal mistress of the Saxon king August der Starke (Augustus the Strong).

Group:	Late large-flowered group
Flowering period(s):	Jun Jul Aug Sep
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	Lothar Sachs
Country of origin:	Germany
Date raised:	r2005 n2011 i2013
Parentage:	'Kathleen Wheeler' (s) x unknown
Other name(s):	None known
Further detail:  Flower diameter: 18cm Tepals: 6; touching, wavy-margined, long-pointed Leaves: simple Database entry: 3800