£55.00

A striking plant for the back of the border. It has very finely cut, almost black foliage, which is the perfect foil to the scented, pink-flushed blooms in June followed by blackish-red berries in autumn.

Type

• Shrubs
• Plants on a budget

Foliage: Deciduous

Hardiness: Hardy

Vigour: Medium growing

Uses

• Beds and borders
• Cottage style garden
• Woodland area
• Contemporary style garden
• Specimen

Special features

• Attractive to wildlife
• Low maintenance
• Attractive to bees
• Architectural
• Scented flowers
• Berries

Care instructions

Grow in moist but well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. To achieve the best foliage effect cut back older specimens to ground level each year in early spring.

Dimensions

Size: Large

Pot size: 10 litre

Eventual height: 600cm

Eventual spread: 600cm

Positions

• Light shade
• Sun

Aspects

• South
• East
• West
• North

Soil types

• Sandy
• Normal
• Clay

Soil pH ranges

• Acid
• Neutral
• Alkaline