‘Salsa’ is an upright, bushy, deciduous shrub with broadly ovate, toothed, veined, dark green leaves and, in summer in alkaline soil, large, rounded clusters of pale pink flowers turning crimson with age. Flowers are violet-blue in acid soil.

Height and Spread: 1.5 x 1.5 m.

Aspect: Full sun to partial shade.

Soil: Moist but well-drained.

Flowering Season: Late summer into autumn

Uses: Courtyard, Coastal, Cottage garden, Japanese garden, Cut flowers, Containers