Diervilla Cool Splash ('Lpdc Podaras')

bush honeysuckle

• Position: full sun or partial shade
• Soil: fertile, well-drained
• Rate of growth: average
• Flowering period: May to June
• Flower colour: tiny yellow flowers
• Other features: beautiful foliage colour
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  Recently developed in the USA, this fascinating introduction is the first variegated form. Its white-edged, green foliage holds its colour well and is perfect for illuminating partially shaded spots, where it will tolerate some drought once it has had a chance to become established. A close relative of Weigela, it forms a densely branched, rounded, deciduous shrub and produces tiny yellow flowers in late spring and early summer.
  
  
• Garden care: Cut back to a low, permanent framework each spring as the buds are beginning to swell, and apply a generous layer of mulch around the base of the plant.