Deciduous, spreading shrub with densely furry stems and stalks and large lacecap heads of lilac-blue, bluer on acid soils. One of the best summer shrubs. Requires half shade. Tidy, feed and mulch in spring and keep moist.
Deciduous shrub with glossy green leaves and flattened mopheads of mauve-pink flowers, each floret is cup-shaped and rather like a lilac flower. Does well in sun or shade if kept moist and well-fed; dead-head and prune to fat buds in spring.
Deciduous shrub with rose-red or cornflower-blue mophead blooms, bluer on acid soils. Later flowering variety. Does well in sun or shade if kept moist and well-fed; dead-head and prune to fat buds in spring.
Compact deciduous shrub, flowers abundantly with rich purple-blue lacecaps. Good for pots and tubs. Does well in sun or shade if kept moist and well-fed; dead-head and prune to fat buds in spring.
Deciduous, spreading shrub with densely furry stems and stalks and large lacecap heads of lilac-blue, bluer on acid soils. One of the best summer shrubs. Requires half shade. Tidy, feed and mulch in spring and keep moist.