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Position full sun Soil moderately fertile, moist, well drained soil Rate of growth fast growing Flowering period Ju ly to August Hardiness fully hardy In July and August this vigorous, deciduous shrub is festooned with fluffy plume s of purplish pink flowers that look like a haze of smoke. The large, purple tinted oval leaves need the sun to bring out the colour, then turn a brillant shade of translucent red in autumn. This is an excellent specimen plant for a sunny shrub or mixed border. Garden care In late winter or early spring remove any misplaced, disea sed or crossing branches. Alternatively, to produce larger leaves cut the stems back hard to within two or three buds of the base in early spring. After prunin g apply a generous 5 7cm 2 3in mulch of well rotted garden compost or manure a round the base of the plant.
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