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Outstanding Features:
This is a large arching shrub or small tree with an irregular,
loose, and open habit. It grows at a medium rate and gets 10-20 feet tall
and about 5-10’ wide. It has an exfoliating bark with great foliage.
It emerges in the spring with a soft green then turning to a dark green. The flower
buds set early but don’t bloom to August and linger to September. Flowers
are creamy white, fragrant and are borne in 6” terminal panicles.
Butterflies enjoy this flowering plant. The fruit is a capsule with
sepals that persist and change from green to rose-purple; the fruit is
showier than the flower.
Uses:
Works best in borders, great foliage, interesting flower, attractive bark,
and fruit characteristics.
Fall:
Yellow fall color but nothing very noticeable.
Requirements and
Culture:
It grows best in moist, well-drained soils, acid organic soils are best,
but show to be adaptable. Likes partial shade but can handle full sun
watered some during droughts. Hardy from zone 5 to 8.
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