Description
Small, compact, evergreen or semi-evergreen shrub (H 1-1,5 m, W 1-1,5 m). Leaves ovate (3-5 cm), with a serrate margin, smooth, glossy, vivid green. Flowers tiny, in dense, oval panicles (up to 8 cm), bright blue. Flowering period: May-June. Attracts butterflies and bees. Requires sufficiently drained, light, fertile, humus-rich soils, in sunny, warm, sheltered sites. Needs some winter protection (mulch). Grows well also in limy, calcareous soils.