Description
Small, compact, pillow-shaped growing evergreen shrub (H up to 0,3 m, W 0,4-0,6 m). Branches open, arching, dense, thorny. Leaves broadly ovate to egg-shaped (1,5-2,5 cm), with entire margin, bright yellow to orange yellow; autumn colour orange to red. Flowers in numerous dense inflorescence, yellow to red, strongly scented. Flowering period: May. Fruits ovate (0,8 cm), fleshy, glossy, bright light red. Ripening time: October-November, fruits persist on the branches long into winter. Attracts butterflies, bees and birds. 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.