The dark green leaves are opposite, simple, ovate, and acuminate. Stems are red-purple. Flowers, borne in late winter and early spring, are 0.75" long, short tubed, and have yellow anthers.
'Winter Beauty' is a dense, rounded semi-evergreen shrub that has red-violet stems and produces an abundance of fragrant white flowers in late winter and early spring. Rejuvenate periodically by cutting back 6-12" from the ground.