Northeast Gardening: Another shade tree or a shrub line??, 1 by victorgardener

victorgardener wrote:
Or Summer Wine, which I prefer to Diablo because of its smaller size and tighter habit. Yes, 'Kopper King' has fantastic dark foliage and huge pink blooms. The cool thing about Coppertina is that it retains the two-tone effect throughout the season, so by planting a lighter foliage (or bloom as well) plant AND a darker, you get contrasting and complementing colors. Choose the right foliage texture, and you can get that contrast as well.

Here's KK foliage.