Viola x wittrockiana 'Colossus Lavender Medley' ~ Colossus™ Lavender Medley Pansy exclude-warranty Red Pillar Rose of Sharon

Red Pillar Rose of Sharon is a tall woody shrub with a narrow columnar habit and deep green toothed maple like foliage

The spiny aromatic needle-like foliage is soft gold and contrasts against the blue-green fleshy seed cones in fall

The small creamy snapdragon-like flowers are enclosed by a spiny white bracts with pink tips arranged in vertical rows on large bright red flower spikes from late spring to mid summer

IMAGES: Stan Shebs

Viola x wittrockiana 'Colossus Lavender Medley' ~ Colossus™ Lavender Medley Pansy exclude-warranty Red Pillar Rose of SharonColossus Lavender Medley Pansy is a vigorous perennial with a dense and tight, non stretching habit and dark green leaves. The extra large upward facing flowers that open a near white that turn to deep lavender from the edges in and have with a black blotch bloom from fall through spring in mild winters. Prefers full sun and moist well drained soils. The Colossus series has improved heat and humidity tolerance and can tolerate a hard freeze if the