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Round, mounded shrub perfect as a low border, ground cover or container specimen. Prized for its dense, compact growth and glossy evergreen foliage, smaller than the species. Requires little maintenance. Full to partial sun. Moderate grower to 2 to 3 feet high, 4 to 5 feet wide. Cutting grown.

Performance and Requirements

Light needs: Full to partial sun

Watering Needs: Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat.

Pruning Time: Winter

Growth Rate: Moderate Growing

Design Information

Companion Plants

PINK ABELIA
Abelia x 'Edward Goucher'

AFRICAN IRIS
Dietes iridioides (Moraea iridioides)

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Design Styles: In milder climates this is one of the most useful low-growing shrubs available. Plant it as a single specimen or in small groups. Short stature makes an ideal foundation planting under windows. With its spreading, dense foliage, it is also a great ground cover or filler beneath tree canopies, or between taller shrubs. Rich green color gives vibrancy to tropical plantings or Asian schemes. Use in a formal garden as edging or short hedges clipped into rigid forms. Also great in planter islands inside circular driveways where it will tolerate the reflected heat.

Care Information

Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a tidy, neat appearance, shear annually to shape.

Background Information

Botanical Pronunciation: pit-o-SPOH-rum to-BY-ra

Catalog Description: Round, mounded shrub perfect as a low border, ground cover or container specimen. Prized for its dense, compact growth and glossy evergreen foliage, smaller than the species. Requires little maintenance. Full to partial sun. Moderate grower to 2 to 3 feet high, 4 to 5 feet wide. Cutting grown.