Briggs Plant Propagators
Plant Details:
Category:
Deciduous Shrubs & Broadleaf Evergreens
Height:
2 in. - 5 in.
Width:
2 - 5
Zones:
5a - 10b
Exposure:
Light/Bright Shade
Briggs Plant Propagators
Common Name: Scarletta® Drooping Laurel or Switch Ivy
Evergreen shrub with the mysterious common name of dog hobble. Whatever the name, these are lovely shrubs, to only 3-5 ft tall and wide, with deep red new growth that matures to shiny green in summer and darkens to bronzy purple in winter. Sun adds even more red to the foliage. Spring flowers are white and fragrant. Likes moist, rich, well-drained soil. Sun to part shade with summer water. Frost hardy to -30F, USDA zone 4.
