Description
Large, bushy, widely spreading deciduous shrub (H 3-4 m, W 3-4 m). Crown broadly spherical to dome-shaped, dense. Branches broadly open to horizontal. Leaves broadly ovate (6-12 cm), ribbed, with a serrate margin, mid to dark green, autumn colour wine red. Flowers numerous, in large, flat inflorescence (10 cm), simple (1-2 cm), white; tiny fertile flowers in center, larger sterile flowers around the edge. Flowering period: May-June, freely flowering. Fruits rare, 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.