This is a suckering, thicket-forming, deciduous shrub with arching branches bearing broadly ovate, lobed, toothed, maroon leaves and dense corymbs of small, cup-shaped, creamy-white flowers in summer. Best grown in sun or partial shade in a moist yet well drained soil.

Features:

• As a guide this plant can grow to 250cm x 250cm
• When planting this shrub in the open ground it is best planted with a mixture of your garden soil and a good quality Tree and Shrub Compost. If suitable for containers then we recommend John Innes No3 Compost or a good quality Multipurpose compost. These plants should be fed in Spring and late Summer with a good quality granular fertiliser.