£16.00

Dense trusses of creamy-white flowers open from the base of the spike from midsummer to early autumn and gradually become pinker as they age. Ideal for adding late colour to the shrub border and the flower-heads can be picked for dried arrangements.

Type

• Shrubs

Foliage: Deciduous

Hardiness: Hardy

Vigour: Medium growing

Uses

• Beds and borders
• Flower arranging
• Cottage style garden
• Containers
• Specimen

Special features

• Low maintenance
• Autumn interest

Care instructions

Grow in moist but well-drained acidic to neutral soil in full sun or partial shade. To enhance flowering prune hard in early spring, cutting back the previous season's shoots to within a few buds of the permanent, woody framework of the plant.

Dimensions

Size: Medium

Pot size: 3 litre

Eventual height: 150cm

Eventual spread: 100cm

Positions

• Light shade
• Sun

Aspects

• South
• East
• West
• North

Soil types

• Sandy
• Normal
• Clay

Soil pH ranges

• Acid
• Neutral
• Alkaline

Special conditions

• Coastal