A bushy shrub with upright stems and small, aromatic, lance-shaped leaves of greyish-green edged with a narrow creamy margin. Sprays of small, trumpet-shaped, pinky-purple flowers are produced in late spring and early summer
1-1.5 metres
0.5-1 metres
| Season | Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit |
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Grow under glass in a peat-free, loam-based compost in full light. Grow outdoors only in a frost-free environment with moist but well-drained soil in full sun. Prune after flowering; hard pruning may be detrimental
Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings
May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite and glasshouse whitefly
May be susceptible to honey fungus in gardens where it is present but insufficient data to determine degree of susceptibility
