Geographical origin: Northern America
Adult sizes: Height up to 1 m, width up to 1m.
Foliage: Deciduous.
Type of soil: Rich, wet, non-calcareous.
Climate: Hardy to -25°C.
Site: Partial shade to full sun.
Characteristics and uses:
The Sweet Pepperbush 'Ruby Spice' is a small, elegant shrub with foliage which turns yellow in the autumn. From July to September, it bears superb, vivid pink, sweetly fragrant, attractive to bumblebees flowers. In order to get a long, beautiful blossom, water your Sweet Pepperbush when it is hot and mulch its base. Grown in a flowering border, as a low hedge or on its own, the Sweet Pepperbush with create a focal point! Do not plant it too far away from walkways so as to enjoy its sweet fragrance...