Parentage: Essex Scarlet x forestii Repens Group
Introduced: Before 1972
Flower description: Waxy scarlet, open funnel-shaped flowers in March/April.
Height & habit: 60-100cm/24-36" approx. in 10 years. Baden-Baden makes a compact but spreading shrub with small glossy green leaves.
Uses: Ideal for bringing spring colour and year round interest to patio containers, troughs and rock gardens. A good choice for the front of a border or planting at the base of larger growing Hardy Hybrid Rhododendrons.

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Parentage: Essex Scarlet x forestii 
Introduced: 1965
Flower description: Bright scarlet trumpet shaped flowers with frilled edges in loose trusses. Flowers March/April.
Height & habit: 60-100cm/24-36" approx. in 10 years.  Scarlet Wonder makes a compact mounded shrub with glossy dark green leaves.
Uses: Ideal for bringing spring colour and year round interest to patio containers, troughs and rock gardens. A good choice for the front of a border or planting at the base of larger growing Hardy Hybrid Rhododendrons.