Description
Small, semi-prostrate, evergreen shrub (H 0,4-0,5 m, W 0,4-0,5 m). Branches broadly open, partly prostrate, dense, thorny. Leaves broadly ovate to egg-shaped (21,5-2,5 cm), with entire margin, bright red to mid dark red; autumn colour orange to red. Flowers and fruits absent. Undemanding shrub, it grows well in different soil-types, also in poor, dry, sandy soils; in distinctly sunny to slightly shady sites. Easily withstands cold, heat, drought, urban conditions and pruning.