About
A medium-sized, semi-evergreen or deciduous shrub to about 2m tall from Japan, with broadly ovate to rounded, mid-green leaves and pendulous racemes of small, purple to rosy-purple, pea-shaped flowers in summer. An elegant shrub for a sunny or lightly shaded, well-drained border.
About the genus
Morina are rosette-forming, evergreen, thistle-like perennial with aromatic, spiny leaves and whorls of slender-tubed flowers with spreading lobes borne in spikes in summer
Plant details
Suggested usesBorders, containers, mixed plantings.
Care notes
CultivationPlant in well-drained soil. Water during establishment.
PruningRemove dead growth as needed.
PropagationPropagate by division, cuttings, or seed.
Pest resistanceGenerally pest-free.
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-resistant.