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Leucothoe Red Lips ('Lipsbolwi'PBR)

Leucothoe Red Lips ('Lipsbolwi'^PBR)

Low Maintenance

Genus: Leucothoe
Family: Ericaceae

About this plant

Dense, compact, bushy evergreen shrub about 45-60cm in height with purplish young stems, and leaves to 8cm long, dark red when young then maturing to dark green, turning dark purple-red in winter. Urn-shaped white flowers in short racemes in the leaf axils, appear in spring

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Hardiness

H6

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full ShadePartial Shade

Soil

ChalkLoam

pH

Acid

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Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

South FacingNorth FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in reliably moist, acid soil in partial or full shade

Pruning

Pruning group 1

Propagation

Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings in summer

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

Generally disease-free

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground Cover

Planting Places

Outdoor

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years