Description
Medium-sized, widely spreading deciduous shrub (H 2-3 m, W 2-3 m). Crown rounded, regular, dense. Branches short, open to horizontal. Leaves broadly ovate (6-12 cm), ribbed, with a serrate margin, dark green, autumn colour bright red to dark violet-red. Flowers numerous, in round inflorescence (6-9 cm), simple (1-2 cm), greenish-white to white; only sterile flowers. Flowering period: May. 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.