RHS / Joanna Kossak Shrubs
A densely branched, upright to bushy shrub or small tree, reaching up to 5m (17ft) tall with a spread of 3m (10ft) bearing glossy, deep-green, holly-like leaves 15-20cm (6-8in)long and tiny but sweetly scented, white, tubular flowers in autumn appearing in small clusters from the leaf axils. The shrubs can be either male or female or hermaphroditic (producing flowers containing organs of both sexes) with very dark purple/black small egg-shaped fruit fruits only appearing on fertilsed female flowers around six months after flowering
Position
Full sun
Soil Types
Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Max Height
4-8 metres
Max Spread
1.5-2.5 metres