Description
Size (HxW): 8-10’ x 8-10’
Growth Habit: Upright, rounded
Planting Location: Exposed
Zone 2b
- Green foliage with unique gold & yellow marbling
- The most resilient variegated shrub we carry
- Purple buds open to lavender-blue blooms
- Great for hedging, shelterbelts & large feature shrubs
- Blooms in late May – early June
- Prune immediately after blooms fade
- Single (4-5 petals), heavily scented blooms
- Blooms for approximately 1.5 weeks
- Variegation is most prominent in spring; gold & yellow colouring fades through summer
- Requires 6+ hours of sunlight for blooming
- Fast growth gate (10-14”/yr)
- Hedge spacing: minimum 3-4’ apart
- Shelterbelt spacing: maximum 6’ apart
- Limited suckering near the base; creates a multi-stem shrub & is non-invasive
- Exceptionally hardy & disease resistant
- Susceptible to powdery mildew if planted in shady spots
