♤ Deep purple-red buds, VIII–IX; dark green foliage; low open habit with arching branches; height 26–30cm; spread 31–45cm. One of the earliest bud-flowering cultivars. A wild seedling found in Dyfed about 2 miles from his nursery by nurseryman, John L. Jones, Glynwern Nursery, Cilcennin, Lampeter, Dyfed, Wales; introduced c. 1992.