£9.00

A useful and tough plant with small, evergreen, variegated leaves, pink-tinged in winter. Clusters of insignificant, green flowers appear in May and June. This tough, bushy, evergreen shrub makes excellent ground cover and will also climb vigorously against a shady wall or through a tree if supported.

Type

• Shrubs
• Climbers

Award of Garden Merit

Foliage: Evergreen

Hardiness: Hardy

Vigour: Medium growing

Uses

• Beds and borders
• Flower arranging
• Cottage style garden
• Slopes/banks
• Contemporary style garden
• Containers
• Gravel garden

Special features

• Low maintenance
• Drought tolerant
• Evergreen
• Ground cover
• Winter interest

Care instructions

Grow in well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. Tip prune young plants in mid to late spring to encourage bushy growth. Remove any reverted green-leaved shoots as soon as they appear, cutting them back to the original branch.

Dimensions

Size: Small

Pot size: 3 litre

Eventual height: 100cm

Eventual spread: 150cm

Positions

• Light shade
• Sun
• Shade

Aspects

• South
• East
• West
• North

Soil pH ranges

• Acid
• Neutral
• Alkaline

Special conditions

• Dry shade
• Exposed