‘Battle of Arnhem’

Gun-metal-coloured buds opening lilac-pink (H11), X–XII; dark green foliage turning bronze in winter; height 61–75cm; spread 61–75cm.

A seedling collected near Arnhem by Dr I. T. Visser (Wageningen, Netherlands) in 1971.

Named to commemorate the World War II battle near the place where it was found.