| General Description | This species is either a larger shrub or small tree that is evergreen in Canadian Hardiness Zone 8a but deciduous in Canadian Hardiness Zone 6a. |
| Propagation | Propagate through semi-hardwood cuttings. |
| Cultivation | Grow in full sun in a moist, well-drained soil. |
| Notable Specimens | Westonbirt, The National Arboretum, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England. |
| Bark/Stem Description | All parts of the plant are red-woolly at first. |
| Leaf Description | Leaves have finely serrate margins, and grow up to 20 cm in length and 7 cm in width. |
| Flower Description | Flowers are large and showy, appearing on terminal panicles on the previous year's growth, rose, purple or crimson-maroon in colour, growing up to 2.5 cm in diameter. |
