‘Frances’

Dusky rose-pink (H7) flowers, VI–X; dark green foliage; upright; height 26–30cm; spread 46–60cm. Despite its upright habit, it provides a neat ground-cover plant when pruned annually.

Wild-collected; found at Corfe Mullen, Dorset, England, before 1921; introduced by Maxwell & Beale (Broadstone, Dorset) in 1921.

Named after the finder, a maid employed by the Maxwell family.