A bushy, compact, upright, deciduous shrub. Dark green ovate leaves with prominent veins are on dark stems. Fragrant flowers are on large dense panicles, from July'Herbstfreude' is an herbaceous perennial forming a clump to 60cm in height, with fleshy, oblong, glaucous green leaves and large flat terminal clusters of starry flowers in early autumn. The flowers open from greenish-pink buds, rapidly progressing through pale pink to become deep pink and ultimately taking on a brownish hue.
Position - Full sun, Partial shade
Growing conditions - Sand, Loam, Chalk, Clay
Moisture - Moist but well–drained, Well–drained
pH - Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Aspect - West–facing or South–facing or East–facing
Exposure - Exposed or Sheltered