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1 Nov, 2007
Yes, I did that with the other one I have. It is a slightly different variety with a rather sprawling habit, so I cut it really hard back. It has still sent out long shoots, but the leaves are bigger, it's true. The one in the photo is rather elderly and in a mainly shrub border so I don't intend to cut it back hard,
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I've had the purple leaved form for many years. Lot of dead wood this year after the hot dry summer of 2006 though
I have two, one of which I cut hard back this year - it survived!
2 new shrubs in 2007. Said to like poor soil so should be happy here. Good growth so far. pretty Autumn colour.
large shrub with lovely purple leaves
In Sid's garden
A beautiful deciduous shrub whose leaves go through a whole spectrum of purples and bright reds. As an added bonus, the seeds are highly attractive to greenfinches. The green birds hopping about in the purple foliage is a mesmerising sight!
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Berkshire
Andrewr
1 Nov, 2007
These can be stooled back each spring to grow for foliage only. I've just bought one called 'Golden Spirit' that I plan to grow in this way
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