'Susan' is an upright medium-sized deciduous shrub with deep reddish-purple buds opening in mid spring to fragrant, cupped flowers with usually 6 tepals, red-purple outside, pink within.

Height and Spread: 4 x 4m.

Position: Full sun to partial shade

Soil: Moist but well-drained, acid to neutral

Flowering season: spring 

Uses: Architectural, Courtyard, Cottage Garden, Beds and Borders