Rhaphiolepsis umbellata

rhaphiolepsis

• Position: full sun
• Soil: moist but well-drained, moderately-fertile, neutral to acid soil
• Rate of growth: slow-growing
• Flowering period: June to July
• Flower colour: rose-pink-tinted white flowers
• Other features: lustrous, dark green, shallowly-toothed leaves
• Hardiness: frost hardy (may need winter protection)
  
  A bushy, evergreen, ornamental shrub bearing conical clusters of fragrant, pink-tinted white flowers in June. Perfect for adding scent to a sheltered shrub border, or for growing at the base of a warm, sunny wall.
  
  
• Garden care: Incorporate lots of well-rotted organic matter into the planting hole when planting. After flowering lightly prune any shoots that spoil the symmetry of the plant.