Small, upward facing, deep maroon flowers, ageing blue-purple. Filaments and connectives violet purple; anthers beetroot-red; pollen white. Seed heads persistent. Named after the wife of one of the collectors.

Approximate height:	2.0 - 4.0 metres
Flowering period(s):	May
USDA zones:	4 5 6 7 8 9
Raised by:	Z Liu & Mji
Country of origin:	China
Date raised:	s2012 n2018
Parentage:	Selected from wild hancockiana  in China
Other name(s):	None known
Further detail:  Flower diameter: 3-5cm Tepals: 4; 1.5-2.5cm long x 0.5-0.7cm wide, narrowly elliptic, gappy, tips strongly revolute or coiled Database entry: 4266