Details
P. ? cistena is an upright, bushy, medium-sized deciduous shrub with small, pinkish-white flowers. Leaves red-purple, deepening in the summer and brighter in autumn

Hardiness
 
H6 - Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
 
 
Aspect
 
North-facing or East-facing or South-facing or West-facing

Exposure
 
Sheltered or Exposed

Moisture
 
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained

Soil
 
Chalk, Loam, Sand, Clay

pH
 
Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
 
 
Size
Ultimate height
1-1.5 metres
Ultimate spread
1-1.5 metres
Time to ultimate height
10-20 years
 
 
How to grow
Cultivation
Easy to grow in any moist but well-drained moderately fertile soil in sun or partial shade. Superb hedging shrub
Propagation
Propagate by softwood cuttings in early summer with bottom heat
Suggested planting locations and garden types
Low Maintenance

How to care
Pruning
Pruning group 1. In areas where silver leaf is prevalent pruning may be done in mid-summer
Pests
May get caterpillars, leaf-mining moths and bullfinches
Diseases
May be affected by silver leaf and blossom wilt