An evergreen shrub to 1m high, with a rounded habit and broadly lance-shaped leaves. Produces saucer-shaped white flowers to 7cm across, with deep red blotches at the base of the petals, over a long season from late spring into the summer
0.5-1 metres
1-1.5 metres
| Season | Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit |
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Grow in poor to moderately fertile, well drained soil, in a sheltered position in full sun. Plant out when danger of frosts has passed. Generally lime-tolerant, but may become chlorotic on very chalky soils
Propagate by seed sown as soon as ripe, or by softwood cuttings in summer
Pruning group 8 or 9. Pinch back after flowering to maintain a bushy habit; does not respond well to hard pruning
Generally pest-free
May be susceptible to honey fungus