Mauve (H2) flowers, VIII–X, sparse; feather-like gold foliage in summer, turning reddish orange in winter; height 21–25cm; spread 61–75cm. Very susceptible to windburn.
Found by J. W. Sparkes (Beechwood Nursery, Beoley, Redditch, Worcestershire, England); introduced by J. W. Sparkes by 1964.
Name alludes to the foliage colour.
