£25.00

A versatile evergreen shrub with heads of tubular, white flowers in May, followed by metallic, turquoise-blue fruit, and distinctively veined, dark green leaves. An easy to grow shrub tolerant of a variety of situations.

Type

• Shrubs

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Foliage: Evergreen

Hardiness: Hardy

Vigour: Fast growing

Uses

• Beds and borders
• Slopes/banks
• Contemporary style garden
• Containers

Special features

• Low maintenance
• Evergreen
• Ground cover
• Winter interest
• Autumn interest
• Berries

Care instructions

Grow in moist but well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. Remove any over-vigorous shoots that threaten the shape of established specimens in early summer, cutting them well back to within the plant's outline.

Dimensions

Size: Medium

Pot size: 15 litre

Eventual height: 100cm

Eventual spread: 100cm

Positions

• Light shade
• Sun
• Shade

Aspects

• South
• East
• West
• North

Soil types

• Sandy
• Normal
• Clay

Soil pH ranges

• Acid
• Neutral
• Alkaline

Special conditions

• Exposed