Dan Lu Yan (Flames in the Furnace)
China
Rose form. Flowers 13cm x 4cm, at first deep red (44-C), later greyish purple (74-C); petals thin, lustrous, purplish red basal blotches; stamens slightly petaloid; pistils small; floral discs purplish red; stalks slender, stiff, relatively short, flowers upright. Flowering early. Plant dwarf, partially spreading. Branches slender, pliable. Leaves long, medium-sized; leaflets long elliptic, the margins curved upwards, acute at the apex, pendulous. Growth weak, flowers many, flowers colour gradually fades in sun. Classic variety.
