Small, flat or flattish light violet flowers, becoming very pale violet in the centre and towards the base of the sepals. Flowers semi-double on old growth, single on new. Filaments white; connectives and anthers light yellow-green.

Xichun, was one of the twelve beauties of Jinling in "A Dream of Red Mansions".

Group:	Early large-flowered group
Approximate height:	1.5 - 2.0 metres
Flowering period(s):	Apr May
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	L F Li, S A Wang, Y Li , P Wang
Country of origin:	China
Date raised:	r2015 n2021
Parentage:	'Diamond Ball'  (s) x unknown
Other name(s):	None known
Further detail:  Flower diameter: 10-15 cm Tepals: 5-6; elliptic to slightly obovate, with gaps between and touching only at base, base cuneate, with slightly wavy-margins, tip acute with apiculate apex Database entry: 4390