Flower Notes:
Purple (Large (3-4" wide), 6 petaled, deep rose pink-purple flowers that may be white on the inside; mid spring)
Foliage Notes:
Green (Summer foliage; may become tattered and unkempt by late summer; no appreciable fall color)
Fruit Notes:
Green (Cone-like fruit; not ornamentally important)
Soil Notes:
Moist, well-drained, slightly acidic loam soils
Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves (4-7" long and 2-5" wide) are simple, alternate, and entire. The short-acuminate leaves taper at the base and are on petioles that are 1/2" long. Hairy flower buds are 0.5-1" long.
