Description: Large bushy shrub. Dark shiny leaves covered below with an attractive fawn suede indumentum. Young foliage is metallic silvery green, becoming a softer hue with age. Magenta flowers.
Ultimate Height: 3.0 meters after 10 years
Flowering Period: This plants flowers in the North Hemisphere around April - May
Availability: YES this item is normaly in stock, but due to exceptional demand or propagation difficulties there may be a temporary shortage.
Hardy in a sheltered site in most UK, Coastal France and northern Italy and Pacific Northwest gardens, but may be damaged in severest winters. Often early into flower and growth. (Please note.)