| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F) |
| Plant Height: | 4 to 5 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous Other: New leaves are deep brownish-red when new, turning glossy dark green with age and deep bronze in autumn |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Red Other: Recurved lobes, deep red with orange tint |
| Bloom Size: | 2"-3" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Cut Flower |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Tip Layering Other: Tissue Culture |
| Containers: | Needs excellent drainage in pots |
| Awards and Recognitions: | RHS AGM |
| Parentage: | Scarlet Pimpernel x Favor Major |
| christine2 | On June 1, 2014 | Obtained plant < |
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