Description: A choice and little known plant that will reward you season after season. A mat forming perennial with ovate light green leaves. White, sometimes blushed pink flower bracts are produced in late spring to early summer. The flowers are followed by small, glossy red fruits. Use in woodland gardens or ground cover in a shrub border.
Climate / Position: Full sun to partial shade.
Height / Spread: Height 10cm. Spread 1m+
Soil Requirements: Does best in a moist acidic soil.
Pruning : None required.
Special Requirements: None required.
I have seen these under a Camellia hedge in a very wet soil. This little delight loved the moist conditions and rewarded us each year with a fabulous show of white bracts at ground level with brilliant autumn colour.