Schisandra × grandiflora rubriflora

Schisandra

• Position: full sun or partial shade
• Soil: fertile, moist but well-drained soil
• Rate of growth: average to fast-growing
• Flowering period: May to July
• Flower colour: red
• Other features: female plants may produce fleshy red fruits after flowering if there is a male plant nearby
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  Bright scarlet, late spring and early summer flowers, may be followed by pendulous spikes of bead-like red fruits on this deciduous, twining climber. The slender crimson stems and dark green leaves, which sometimes have notched edges, are also attractive.
  
  
• Garden care: Tie in young shoots to their support as they grow. In early spring, thin out over-crowded stems by cutting selected pieces back to their base, and cut back side-shoots to within 3 or 4 buds of the main stem.

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