Bright ruby (H5) flowers, VII–VIII; glossy deep green foliage; spreading habit; height 21–25cm; spread 46–60cm.
Seedling; found in 1972 by H. M. J. Blum in the heather garden of ‘De Voorzienigheid’, the nunnery at Steenwijkerwold (Netherlands) where he was gardener; introduced by P. G. Zwijnenburg (Boskoop, Netherlands) in 1974.
The name is a translation of ‘De Voorzienigheid’, the name of the monastery at Steenwijkerwold where H. M. J. Blum was in charge of the heather garden.
