Erect, regular, compact shrub. Dark
green oblong leaves, 8-12 cm. Flowers
have 4-5 long petals, forming a perfect
lily shape, purplish-black, velvety on
outside, lilac pale pink inside, perfumed.
The first abundant flowering is in early
April, a fortnight after x soulangeana.
Second flowering, less abundant, among
the leaves, in summer.