Description
Medium-sized, compact evergreen shrub (H 0,8-1 m, W 0,8-1 m). Branches upright to widely spreading, densely branched. Leaves narrowly ovate (8-12 cm), leathery, smooth, glossy, mid to dark green. Flowers numerous, in dense racemes (up to 8 cm), tiny, simple, cup-shaped, white; intensely scented; petioles and sepals dark red; a male variety. Flowering period: April-May, very freely flowering. Fruits absent. Grows best in light, fertile, humus-rich, slightly acidic, always moderately moist soils. Needs a sheltered position, protection from cold wind and hot sun.