| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Plant Height: | 3-5 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 3-5 feet |
| Leaves: | Good fall color Unusual foliage color Deciduous Other: Ovate, glossy, dark green leaves (to 1.25" long) turn purplish-bronze in autumn |
| Flowers: | Showy Blooms on new wood Other: Best flowering is in full sun |
| Flower Color: | Other: Lavender-pink, funnel-shaped flowers (to 3/4" long) with orangish yellow throats |
| Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Erosion control |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
| Awards and Recognitions: | RHS AGM |
| Child plants: | 3 child plants |
| Cgull835 | On January 1, 2013 | Obtained plant Planted as original landscape for new home. January 2013 |
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