| General Description | A compact shrub with silver edged varigation along the typical dark green foilage and small white flowers in spring. |
| ID Characteristic | Dark green leaves with silver edge varigation and small white urn shaped flowers. |
| Landscape | A medium sized shrub used for specimen accents and to add a colour interest. |
| Propagation | Best propagated by soft-wood cuttings in early summer or semi-hard-wood cuttings in the late summer. The cutting may require bottom heat as they are slow to root. |
| Cultivation | Generally grows well in acidic well drained soils. The media must be quite rich in organic material and is best suited to a light loam or sand. |
| Pests | Lacebugs are known to distort the foilage mildy as well as Leaf-spot. Also be wary of Phytophthora root diseases. |
| Habitat | Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description | An attractive grey/brown exfoliating bark with small vertical fissures. |
| Leaf Description | New growth has a slight pinkish hue leading to a sivler varigated edge when mature. Generally oblong leaves with older foilage lacking the pink hue and lighter undersides. |
| Flower Description | Small white urn shaped flowering blooming in early summer. |
| Colour Description | Boldy varigated silver edging with a mild-dark green foilage. |
