Propagation
Take root cuttings during winter and divide established clumps after flowering.


Botanic information
Leaf: The leaves are oblong to ovate-lanceolate with an acute apex and cuneate base. The underside is glabrous and the petiole is up to 7mm (Ľin) long with linear stipules. The leaves turncrimson red in autumn before falling.

Flower: The single or double cyathiform flowers are solitary or are arranged in pairs and appear before the leaves during early spring.

Fruit: The rounded drupe contains one seed but is not commonly produced and the plant is normally reproduced vegetatively.