Deep purple flowers with a hint of red, later turning bluer. Yellow anthers. Performs best in full sun. Unusually late flowering period.

Group:	Late large-flowered group
Approximate height:	3.0 - 4.0 metres
Flowering period(s):	Aug Sep Oct (Nov)
Aspect:	Full sun
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	G Jackman & Son
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Date raised:	r1910 i1912
Parentage:	'Gipsy Queen' x 'Beauty of Worcester'
Other name(s):	Wrongly: 'Lady Balfour'
Further detail:  Flower diameter: 10-16cm Tepals: (4-) 6 (-8); 6cm long, 4.5cm wide, broadly elliptic, overlapping, fine-pointed, margin wavy Database entry: 486
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