Shape | Bushy. |
Landscape | Flower beds, flower borders, in city & urban courtyards and gardens or as a container plant. |
Propagation | By softwood cuttings. |
Cultivation | Grows best under full sun to partial shade in moist but well-drained sand, clay or loam. |
Pests | Aphids and capsids. May be susceptible to leaf spots. |
Notable Specimens | VanDusen Botanical Garden, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
Habitat | Horticultural origin. |
Bark/Stem Description | Smooth robust stems. |
Leaf Description | Lance-shaped leaves with average venation. |
Flower Description | Rounded clusters of small fertile flowers a |
Colour Description | Bronze leaves that turn a deep red in autumn. Clusters of pinkish purple blooms that gain reddish hues as they mature. Reddish-green stems. |
Texture Description | Medium. |