Visions in Red
HISTORY

Available from many nurseries in UK and Europe.
Raised by J.S. van Veen in Holland as a sport of Visions.
Distributed throughout Europe by Darwin Plants.
A chinensis hybrid.

 This image is not available
ASSESSMENT

Probably the best of the Visions forms making an excellent garden plant with strong stems and showy flowers.
Like all Visions forms it can be spoilt by the lower flowers decaying.
Height of Plant

Medium - 61-80cm
Flowering Time

Mid-season - 16th-31st July
THE PANICLE
  colour Strong purplish-red
  shape Trullate 
  length Long - 26-35cm
  width Medium - 11-20cm
  density Moderately dense
  Lowest branch
    angle of branching
 30°
    length
 16cm
    density of flowers Dense
THE FLOWER
  diameter Medium - 5-7mm
  Petal
    colour Strong purple
    shape Obovate
    diameter Small - 3-4mm
  Sepal colour Light purplish-pink
  Filament colour Moderate purplish-red
  Carpel colour Moderate purplish-red
This image is not available

THE LEAF
  size   18cm wide x 21cm long  
  colour   Dark green  
  nodes colour   Green  
  stem colour   Green  
  Terminal Leaflet
    surface Matt and coarse
  This image is not available