Lilac pink (H11) flowers, VIII–IX; yellow-green foliage in summer, turning orange then bronze or red in winter; height 26–30cm; spread 31–45cm.
Seedling; found in Mrs Olive Cowan’s garden (Petherton, Temple Close, Moor Park, Farnham, Surrey, England); introduced by Primrose Hill Nursery (Haslemere, Surrey) in 1971.
Name is an allusion to the foliage colours.
