A large, rounded deciduous dome-shaped shrub with large dark green, oval leaves on long stalks creating a a loose mound.
Small creamy white fertile flowers and large pinkish sterile flowers form large cone-shaped globular heads.
This is an old fashioned plant, good for that cottage garden look.
In hotter climates keep in total shade or the flowers and leaves will scorch.
Cultivars include:
"Grandiflora" - has larger flower heads which consist of mainly the large sterile flowers.