Description
Medium-sized, bushy, widely spreading deciduous shrub (H 2-3 m, W 2,5-3 m). Crown broadly spherical, dense. Branches broadly open to horizontal. Leaves with red petiole, broadly ovate (6-10 cm), ribbed, with a serrate margin, dark green, autumn colour bright red to dark violet-red. Flowers numerous, in large flat inflorescence (10 cm), simple (1-2 cm), yellowish-white to white. Flowering period: May-June. Fruits absent. Attracts butterflies and bees. Needs deep, fertile, always moderately moist, but well-drained soils; grows well under trees and shrubs, in half-shade.