Re: Question of the day

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Never plant a brand new introduction!  You just don't know its growth pattern from a catalog description or a view in a 5 gallon container.  This plant is rangy, with stems stiffer than my German Shepherd dog's legs.  The other issue is that the leaves are bright red, and I was assuming a more burgundy green red as with the pink and plum flowered varieties.  I bought this because of the bright red flowers, which are lovely, but the rest of the bush is so bright red you never even see the flowers.  I put in three, as a major understory shrub planting in the front of the house, under bedroom windows and they just isn't working. I also have many other red-leaved plants in that area.  However, to pull them out and start over is going to make for a big hole in an established border.

Carol