Physocarpus ... Lady in Red

Gorgeous! ,lovely view of your garden too :-)

I like this shrub, but its very dark when not in flower. I could handle that if only the flowers were red, not pale pink! Oh well ...I dare say the breeders are working on it somewhere! :)

Meant to say...beautiful photo!

Beautiful lady...:-)

Lovely vista,Amy,and that shrub looks lovely in the foreground..:o)

Thanks all , Karen its the deep copper foliage which I like with the pink it's a good job where all different isn't it :o) I have 6 of these shrubs ...

One of our favourites, there is a very attractive rusty coloured one available too, we have 4 even in our small patch, love them.

Beautiful. I like the pink contrast with dark leaves, I have mine planted next to Philadelphus coronarius 'Aureus' for contrast. I have Physocarpus opulifolius 'Dart's Gold' too but didnt realise there were so many different ones.

I haven't seen the rusty one Angela one to look out for , I had 'Darts Gold ' Dawn but each year it turned brown whenever we had a frost I'm afraid it had to go :o(

I took a photo of it at Roys garden last Saturday....will see if I can find it Amy...

Dream garden Amy and with the seating area right at the bottom....tea and cake please....:))

Thanks Angela ,I'll look out for it ! tea and cakes coming up Janey Lol ...

This is lovely, I have one that's about 3 foot tall in a large pot. I'm planning the best spot to plant it in the ground. How old are yours and how big do they get? The tag said 1.5metres height and spread but various online sources state the same bar a couple that have said it gets bigger. I dont want to plant it and then have to move it once it outgrows it's space. Planning on putting alongside my syringa josee and hydrangea. :)

This is 7 years old Raglanv my tag states the size as being 5 ft x 5 ft i have several , mine do grow bigger I prune them to keep them a nice shape . I hope this helps !