This compact evergreen shrub has small wavy, dark purple leaves and striking dark grey or black young stems. With its distinctive rounded shape and pretty leaves, it will give all-year foliage interest in a sunny, well-drained mixed border. While it sometimes produces honey-scented dark purple flowers in late spring and early summer, it’s not a reliable flowerer.
- Enjoys full sun
- Protect from cold, drying winds
- Prefers fertile, moist well-drained soil
- Flowers in May and June