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Not a native shrub, but a very hardy species bearing clusters of flowers on bare wood even in the hardest winter.

type	Deciduous shrub
flowers	White flushed with pink, throughout winter
height	3m (10ft)
spread	2.75m (9ft)
planting	Plant from mid-autumn to early spring, adding some garden compost or well-rotted manure to the planting hole
site	Full sun or light shade
soil	Moist, fertile
care	No regular pruning needed, but if the shrub becomes overgrown, thin out in mid-spring
propagation	From cuttings in late summer to early autumn
wildlife value	Flowering shrubs are few and far between this month and the blooms of Viburnum bodnantense have a particularly good perfume to attract insects

WINTER ACONITE