Parentage:  arboreum hybrid.
Introduced: pre 1896
Flower description: Funnel shaped flowers of claret red with an array of black markings. Flowers May.
Height & habit: 1.2-2m/4-6ft approx. in 10 years.  An evergreen, Doncaster makes a compact dome shaped shrub with dark green leaves.
Uses: The bold flowers bring a splash of colour to the garden in spring and the evergreen foliage makes a useful screen and backdrop to other plants for the rest of the year.

Anah Krushke

Parentage:  ponticum seedling.
Introduced: 1972
Flower description: Striking reddish-purple flowers with a reversed purplish-red blotch. Flowers May/June.
Height & habit: 1.2-2m/4-6ft approx. in 10 years.  An evergreen, Anah Krushke has dark green glossy foliage and a rounded habit.
Uses: The bold flowers bring a splash of colour to the garden in spring and the evergreen foliage makes a useful screen and backdrop to other plants for the rest of the year.

Grace Seabrook

Parentage:  ‘The Hon. Jean Marie de Montagne’ x strigillosum.
Introduced: 1965 from the USA
Flower description: Deep glowing red flowers with slightly paler shades at the margin of the petals.  Flowers April/May.
Height & habit: 1.2-2m/4-6ft approx. in 10 years.  An evergreen, Grace Seabrook makes a vigorous tough medium sized shrub with dark green leaves.
Uses: The bold flowers bring a splash of colour to the garden in spring and the evergreen foliage makes a useful screen and backdrop to other plants for the rest of the year.

RHS AGM  
Parentage:  Probably a catawbiense hybrid.
Introduced: about 1900
Flower description: Dense rounded trusses of funnel shaped dark crimson flowers with darker markings. Flowers May/June.
Height & habit: 1.2-2m/4-6ft approx. in 10 years.  An evergreen, Lord Roberts has an upright and compact habit.
Uses: The bold flowers bring a splash of colour to the garden in spring and the evergreen foliage makes a useful screen and backdrop to other plants for the rest of the year.

Parentage:  unknown.
Introduced: pre 1922
Flower description: Dark wine-red flowers spotted black. Flowers May/early June.
Height & habit: 2m+/6ft+ approx. in 10 years.  An evergreen, Moser’s Maroon is a vigorous growing variety with coppery-red young foliage.
Uses: The bold flowers bring a splash of colour to the garden in spring and the evergreen foliage makes a useful screen and backdrop to other plants for the rest of the year.