| ID Characteristic | A deciduous woody flowering shrub. |
| Shape | Compact-rounded. |
| Landscape | Hedging, borders, screening, in shrub and hedge gardens, city and courtyard gardens, cottages or as a specimen. |
| Cultivation | Grow in full sun in dry, well-draining sandy or loamy soil that is slightly acidic or slightly alkaline. Soil type as well as amount of sun will determine intensity of blooms. |
| Pests | Leaf-roll necrosis and powdery mildew, although both are rare and purely cosmetic. |
| Notable Specimens | Olds College, Olds, Alberta, Canada. |
| Habitat | Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description | Non-showy, glaborous and smooth woody bark and stems. |
| Leaf Description | Simple elliptic-ovate opposite leaves that grow along branches and stems. |
| Flower Description | Single tube-shaped flowers in terminal clusters of 20 or more. Flowers have a highly pleasant sweetly fragrance. |
| Colour Description | Lavender to lilac purple blooms sometimes with hints of magenta. Medium green foliage and greyish- to reddish-brown bark and stems. Foliage becomes a brownish-tan colour in autumn. |
| Texture Description | Medium. |
