This cultivar of unidentified parentage was registered by Ran Lydell of Cooks Nursery and Eagle Bay Gardens in New York in 1998. It has bright gold foliage which is broadly oblong to ovate, moderately wavy, heavily corrugated and has thick substance. 'Bright Eagle' is a large size plant about 20 inches high by 48 inches wide. Very pale lavender flowers bloom from late July into August.