Description
Small, bushy, frost tolerant, evergreen shrub (H 1-1,5 m, W 1-1,5 m). Bark on young shoots dark brown-black. Leaves elongate egg-shaped to ovate (3-5 cm), margin wavy, leathery, glossy, at first green, later dark red-violet with lighter margin. Flowers tiny, cup-shaped (0,5 cm), dark red-violet, honey-scented. Flowering period: May-June. Not reliably hardy in central-european continental climate, best grown as a container-plant.