Description
Medium-sized, broad, fast growing, dense, evergreen shrub (H 1,5-2,5 m, W 2-3 m). Branches upright to open, slightly arching. Leaves ovate (1-3 cm), pointed, smooth, glossy dark green, lighter beneath. Flowers tiny, in panicles (3-5 cm), white. Flowering period: June. Fruits globose to egg-shaped (5-8 mm), smooth, glossy blue-black. Attracts butterflies, bees and birds. Easily withstands pruning. Needs always moist soils and a sheltered position; not reliably hardy, best grown as a container-plant, often grafted to a standard.