Description: A low to mediium growing, upright shrub which has glossy leaves which are paler beneath. Masses of violet-purple flowers make it one of the glories of early spring. Good with heathers, snowdrops and yellow crocus.
Parentage: ciliatum x dauricum
Ultimate Height: 2.00 meters after 10 years
Flowering Period: This plants flowers in the North Hemisphere around March- April
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.)