Sorbaria ‘Crimson feathers’

£25.00

  • This cultivar is a compact, hardy deciduous shrub, reaching roughly 1 m tall and wide after about five years.

  • New shoots emerge with intense, crimson-red coloration, offering a vivid contrast to the mature lime-green or golden foliage.

  • The new red growth is notably brighter and longer-lasting than in other varieties.

  • In mid-summer, it brings delicate creamy-white flower panicles (clusters) that add texture and interest.

Description

Description of Sorbaria sorbifolia ‘Crimson Feathers’

Appearance & Highlights

  • This cultivar is a compact, hardy deciduous shrub, reaching roughly 1 m tall and wide after about five years.

  • New shoots emerge with intense, crimson-red coloration, offering a vivid contrast to the mature lime-green or golden foliage.

  • The new red growth is notably brighter and longer-lasting than in other varieties.

  • In mid-summer, it brings delicate creamy-white flower panicles (clusters) that add texture and interest.

Growth Habit & Use

  • With a neat, upright and compact habit, it’s well-suited for pots, borders, low hedges, Japanese gardens, or small garden spaces.

  • It provides valuable invertebrate habitat, offering cover with its fan-like foliage.

  • The cultivar is hardy (down to −10 °C to −15 °C) and disease-free, praised for being trouble-free.

  • It performs best in full sun or partial shade and prefers fertile, moist, well-drained soil, though it is versatile.

Recognition

  • This cultivar won Gold at the HTA New Plant Awards (2022) and was highlighted again in 2024 as a standout new plant.


At-a-Glance Summary

Feature Details
Height & Spread ~1 m in 5 years
Foliage New growth: vivid crimson-red; mature: golden to lime-green
Flowers Creamy-white panicles in mid-summer
Habit Compact, upright; ideal for containers or borders
Hardiness −10 °C to −15 °C; disease-resistant
Light & Soil Full sun to part shade; prefers moist, fertile, well-drained soil
Wildlife Value Provides invertebrate cover
Awards HTA New Plant Awards Gold (2022)

Additional information

Size

3 Litre

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