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Leucothoe keiskei 'Royal Ruby'

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Small, evergreen shrub about 60cm tall, with arching, red-tinged stems producing glossy, dark green lance-shaped leaves, the new leaves a rich ruby-red in spring and flushed purplish-red in winter. Urn-shaped white flowers 1cm long are produced in short racemes near the ends of young shoots in midsummer

Scientific classification

Species: Leucothoe keiskei 'Royal Ruby' (Leucothoe keiskei 'Royal Ruby')
Genus: Leucothoe
Family: Ericaceae

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Toxicity: Shrubs
Plant type: 0.5-1 metres
Height: 1-1.5 metres
Spread: Evergreen
Foliage: Clump forming
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Season of interest: Full shade · Partial shade
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Distribution of Leucothoe keiskei 'Royal Ruby'

Distribution map

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of Leucothoe keiskei 'Royal Ruby'

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Leucothoe keiskei 'Royal Ruby' care guide

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Watering: Full shade · Partial shade
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Watering

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings

Fertilizing

Balanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer

Pruning

Little pruning is needed. Remove diseased, damaged, crowded or crossing shoots and unwanted growth. Timing depends on the plant: generally late winter or early spring; plants prone to bleeding and deciduous magnolias need different timing, and deciduous azaleas and lilacs are pruned after flowering.