Corokia x virgata 'Phantom' Street Trees Reddish purple new shoots add

Reddish purple new shoots add to the excitement

but can be kept smaller

Best in part sun and regular moisture and fertilizer and in a protected location as these are less frost hardy than some abutilon relatives

A larger growing form of the diminutive coastal Californian species

Corokia x virgata 'Phantom' Street Trees Reddish purple new shoots addA fabulous textural evergreen shrub from New Zealand. To about 6 ft tall x 4 ft wide, has chocolate maroon leaves with silvery undersides on wiry stems. Small starry yellow summer flowers lead to light purple fruit aging to nearly maroon. Sun or part shade in hottest climates with even summer moisture. A good small scale background plant or pot specimen planted with contrasting colors. Frost hardy to the upper end of zone 8.