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Physocarpus 'Diabolo'

Award winning colour all year round

The Highlights

    • A stylish, medium sized deciduous shrub with arching branches
    • This plant provides colour all year round! Rich purple foliage grows on graceful arching branches, with pink-flushed white flowers in early summer. These are followed by glossy red seedheads in autumn
    • Show off this plant in a front garden border - we recommend pairing it with lime green plants for maximum contrast
    • When mature, the plant develops attractive peeling bark
    • Grows to 2m tall and 2.5m wide in 5-10 years
    • A very hardy, pest and disease resistant perennial
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

Physocarpus 'Diabolo'

Award winning colour all year round
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The Highlights

    • A stylish, medium sized deciduous shrub with arching branches
    • This plant provides colour all year round! Rich purple foliage grows on graceful arching branches, with pink-flushed white flowers in early summer. These are followed by glossy red seedheads in autumn
    • Show off this plant in a front garden border - we recommend pairing it with lime green plants for maximum contrast
    • When mature, the plant develops attractive peeling bark
    • Grows to 2m tall and 2.5m wide in 5-10 years
    • A very hardy, pest and disease resistant perennial
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

Know Your Plant

Supplied as:

Established Plant in 3L Pot
Our shrubs are grown into large 3L pots to create a well developed root system and strong plant

Height on arrival:

Eventual height:

2-2.5m

Eventual spread:

2-2.5m
Spreads to approx 2.5m

Time to first crop:

Flower colour:

Pink, White
Pink flushed white flowers on arching branches

Habit:

Bushy
This shrub has several shoots rather than a single stem, often arising from a central point but sometimes also from elsewhere.

Hardiness:

Very hardy
H7 - Hardy in the severest European continental climates including exposed upland locations in the UK down to -20

Rootstock:

Spacing:

2m
Plant 2m apart to allow for spreading, or less if used as hedging.

Care Guide

Excellent pest and disease resistance

Generally pest and disease free

Water when new

Water regularly when newly planted, especially during dry periods. Once the roots have established, it will need very little watering except in prolonged hot and dry periods.

Full sun to partial shade

Plant in a sheltered spot where the plant will receive at least 4-6 hours of sunlight daily.

Most moist, well-drained soils

Thrives in any soil but chalk as long as it's well-draining. If your soil is particularly clay-heavy and/or gets waterlogged often then consider mixing in plenty of organic matter such as garden compost and possibly some perlite to improve drainage.

No feeding required

No need to feed - but you can give the soil a nutrient boost by applying a layer of mulch each spring. ?v=1613300718

For more care tips and ideas visit our Knowledge page

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