This shrub is deciduous so it will lose all its leaves in autumn, then fresh new foliage appears again each spring.

• Position: full sun or partial shade
• Soil: fertile, well-drained soil
• Rate of growth: fast
• Flowering period: May to October
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  This showy new addition has an incredibly long flowering period, so it's ideal for sustaining the display in pots and borders. Its foliage is a beautiful blend of green, cream and pink (the pink becomes less pronounced as the leaves mature), and from late spring to mid-autumn, pink bell-shaped flowers add to the display as they form along the length of the stems. This small deciduous shrub can tolerate some shade, but for the most colourful display it should be grown in a sunny spot.
  
  
• Garden care: Once established prune each year in midsummer after flowering, removing one or two of the older stems to the base and cutting back the flowered stems to strong shoots below the spent flowers.