Description
Medium-sized, compact, slow growing deciduous shrub (H 1,5-2 m, W 1,3-1,8 m). Crown rounded to broadly spherical. Leaves broadly ovate (6-10 cm), hairy, dark green, autumn colour orange-red to dark red. Flowers in dense, half-round inflorescence (6-8 cm), simple (1 cm), in buds pink, open light pink, intensely scented, sweet scent. Flowering period: April-May. Fruits elongate ovate (0,6 mm), fleshy, glossy, red to black. Attracts butterflies, bees and birds. Undemanding shrub, grows well under trees, in half-shade, prefers moist soils; prefers a sheltered position.