The leaves of Strider are fairly long and narrow and a rich wine red. Polly had plants of this from Betty Bronow before it was introduced as a gift. It is a seedling of 'Atropurpureum'. It should never look compact or be small. Howard's plants fit my mental image of this plant.
I'm not sure why this one got mixed up. It is fairly distinctive but others like 'Raspberry Ice' are also a mess and that is also distinctive.
Kevin
