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Floweringlocal_floristJanlocal_floristFeblocal_floristMarlocal_floristAprlocal_floristMaylocal_floristJunlocal_floristJullocal_floristAuglocal_floristSeplocal_floristOctlocal_floristNovlocal_floristDec
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Good to know
Introduced into UK by Robert Fortune in 1861. -
Pests & Diseases
None. -
Place of origin
Japan. -
EvergreenElliptic to ovate, glossy, mid-green leaves to 20cm (8in) long, usually with a few marginal teeth.
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Fully hardy
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Height
3m (10ft) -
Spread
3m (10ft) -
Tall ShrubRounded shrub. Produces small, red-purple flowers with yellow anthers in erect panicles to 10cm (4in) long
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Hardy - cold winter
Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F) -
Tolerates allWill not tolerate boggy or waterlogged soil.
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Full shade
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Full sun
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Partial shade
For best variegation -
Mature Size3m (10ft)
3m (10ft)