‘Summer Gold’

Glowing magenta (H14) flowers, VII–X; gold foliage in summer becoming greener during winter; upright; height 26–30cm; spread 31–45cm. An attractive plant.

Seedling among ‘C. D. Eason‘; found by Clive Benson in his garden at Farington, Preston, Lancashire, England; introduced by C. Benson by 1978.

Name lludes to the foliage colour.