Description
Medium-sized, upright, narrowly growing deciduous shrub (H 2-3 m, W 1-1,5 m). Crown pyramidal, narrow, dense. Branches short, horizontal. Leaves 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; tiny fertile flowers in centre, large sterile flowers around the edg. Flowering period: May-June. Fruits ovate (0,8 cm), fleshy, red. Attracts butterflies, bees and birds. Needs deep, fertile, always moderately moist, but well-drained soils; grows well under trees and shrubs, in half-shade.