Virtually indestructible and hearty, this plant takes a beating and keeps on growing. Multiple colors (red/magenta, pink, white, yellow)...Read More in gigantic height-maintained shrubs line the highways (5 and 99) through Sacramento, CA. It's hard to believe that a plant with such pretty blossoms is so poisonous to animals and often causes adverse reactions in humans. Always protect exposed skin (i.e., cover arms and wear gloves) when cutting back and handling the cut branches for discard. I have one outside my apartment and I adore it. The "splash" of pink in the center is my favorite feature - like a pea dropped into strawberry milk and the splash is frozen mid-air. The blooms are "florabunda", i.e., grouped together, sometimes 5-6 in a grouping. It's just beautiful. The white variety is not nearly as intoxicating as this Apple Blossom variety.
Virtually indestructible and hearty, this plant takes a beating and keeps on growing. Multiple colors (red/magenta, pink, white, yellow)...Read More
A dwarf variety.