Description
Medium-sized, upright, fast growing deciduous shrub (H 1,5-2,5 m, W 1,5 m). Branches upright to open, partly hanging in a distinctive, arching way. Bark red-brown, it peels off decoratively in strips. Leaves broadly egg-shaped (3-8 cm), shallow palmately dissected, with a serrate margin, dark violet-red to black red, in summer eventually partly dark green, autumn colour dark red to orange-red. Flowers numerous, in umbels (4-7 cm), simple (0,5 cm), intensely scented, white, with a pink hue. Flowering period: June-July. Fruits dry follicles (up to 0,5 cm), in umbells, bright brown-red, ornamental. Ripening time: August-October. Attracts butterflies and bees. Undemanding, adaptable shrub, withstands urban conditions, wind and cold.