About
A compact, stiff-stemmed, evergreen shrub to about 1m tall from eastern North America with small, elliptic, dark green leaves and tiny, urn-shaped, white to pink flowers followed by small, sweet, edible, blue-black berries in late summer. A choice bilberry relative for moist, acidic, cool conditions in a rock garden or heathland planting.
About the genus
Leycesteria are deciduous shrubs with hollow stems, simple leaves and terminal and axillary racemes of tubular flowers, followed by fleshy berries
Plant details
Suggested usesBorders, hedging, specimen planting.
Care notes
CultivationPlant in well-drained soil in sun or part shade.
PruningPrune after flowering or late winter.
PropagationPropagate by division, cuttings, or seed.
Pest resistanceGenerally pest-free.
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-resistant.