This shrub is deciduous so it will lose all its leaves in autumn, then fresh new foliage appears again each spring.

• Position: full sun or partial shade
• Soil: preferably acid, fertile, moist but well-drained soil
• Rate of growth: average
• Flowering period: June
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  Dainty, pink-tinted white flowers in June and small, dark purple, maple-like leaves. This wonderful ninebark is perfect for a shrub border with moist but well-drained acid soil.
  
  
• Garden care: Once established, cut back up to one in four of the oldest stems to their base, after flowering. Then, apply a generous 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of well-rotted garden compost around the base of the plant.