Zone: 3-8
Height: 120-180cm (4-6ft) maintain desired size with pruning
Spread:  150-210cm (5-7ft)
Growth:  Natural shape is a large, round, multi-stemmed shrub.  Shaping is easy with late winter pruning which stimulates rapid growth in spring.  The new stems are brilliant orange/pink, becoming very ornamental with tricolour semi-weeping foliage (white, coral/pink, bright green), that changes through the season. 
Light:  Full sun to shade (nice in the understory of dark trees)
Water:  Tolerates wet and irregular moisture
Soil:  Tolerates variable soil
Garden location:  Feature plant, hedge, understory, near water