General Description | Leycesteria formosa 'Notbruce' is a medium-sized bushy deciduous shrub with yellow-green leaves and small white tubular flowers surrounded by wine-coloured bracts. |
Shape | Fountain-shaped or arching. |
Cultivation | Grow in a sheltered location, in full sun to part shade, in moist, well-drained soil. Protect roots in the winter in colder climates. |
Notable Specimens | RHS Garden Rosemoor, North Devon, England. |
Habitat | Horticultural origin. |
Leaf Description | Opposite, bright yellow-green with copper colouring when young, apex caudate, venation reticulate (smaller veins forming a network), margins undulate (widely wavy). |
Flower Description | Drooping maroon-coloured leaf-like bracts give way to small white, tubular flowers. |
Fruit Description | Glossy purple berries emerge in autumn. |