Description: Evergreen shrub, 6' to 8' high, with vivid purplish red flowers in clusters of 3-5, often before the leaves. Hardy. Discovered in Japan by Dr M Albrecht of the Russian Consulate in 1860.
Ultimate Height: 2.0 meters after 10 years
Flowering Period: This plants flowers in the North Hemisphere around April-May
Hardy in all but the coldest parts of Pacific Northwest and UK, France and northern Italy, around Bergen (Norway) and mildest parts of NE USA such as Cape Cod and parts of Long Island. (Please note.)