I was struck at once by the broad leaves of green and deep purple on this 3-foot shrub when I first saw it in a friend's garden. Albury Purple' is worth growing for the rich plumminess of its foliage alone, but it also bears small golden flowers with a sunburst of stamens in summer, and upright oval fruits late in the season.
Cultural requirements are few and simple.
Plant 'Albury Purple' in sun or partial shade, and in well-drained soil. Rust can be a problem, but I've only had rust on my plants one particularly wet spring. I cut them back to the ground, and they grew back in a few weeks, bushy and healthy. Albury Purple' looks great in a wild garden, mixed into borders, as an informal hedge, or massed as a tall ground cover. 1200 Weaver Rd.