£12.00

A useful and tough plant with attractive dark green leaves whose white margins take on pink tones. Clusters of insignificant, green flowers appear in May and June. This bushy, evergreen shrub makes excellent groundcover and will also climb vigorously against a shady wall or through a tree if supported.

Type

• Shrubs
• Plants on a budget

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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: 2 litre

Eventual height: 250cm

Eventual spread: 250cm

Positions

• Light shade
• Sun
• Shade

Aspects

• South
• East
• West
• North

Soil types

• Sandy
• Normal
• Clay

Soil pH ranges

• Acid
• Neutral
• Alkaline

Special conditions

• Dry shade
• Exposed