A medium sized Italian Group cultivar; dark foliage, oval shaped, maroon margin, branching habit; oval stems, coloured purple; panicles of flowers are cupped, self-coloured scarlet, staminodes are large, edges lightly frilled, petals purple with farina, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer; seed is sterile, pollen is sterile; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured purple; tillering is average.
Probably a mutation of the old chimera, C. 'Yellow King Humbert', as it bears a close resemblance to other known mutations, and there is no claim to be an originator from any known source. Synonyms are: C. 'Ambassadeur', C. 'Ambassador Red', C. 'The Amabassador'
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