A tall Italian Group cultivar; bronze foliage, large, oval shaped, branching habit; round stems, coloured purple; panicles of flowers are open, self-coloured orange, staminodes are large, edges lightly frilled, petals red, fully self-cleaning; seed is sterile, pollen is low fertile; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured purple; tillering is prolific.
The earliest reference to this cultivar is Tropical Plants and Gardening, H.F. MacMillan, 1935.
The earliest reference to this cultivar is Tropical Plants and Gardening, H.F. MacMillan, 1935.
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