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Hardiness
Zones:
4
to 9 |
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Habit:
Deciduous |
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Growth
Rate: -- |
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Site
Requirements: Sun;
range of soil types; does well in poor dry soil |
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Height:
6
to 15 feet |
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Width:
5
to 15 feet |
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Texture:
Medium |
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Form:
Leggy;
most of the leaves occur on the upper one-third of the plant |
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Flower/Fruit:
Narrow,
8 to 20" racemes of deep purple flowers with gold stamens
in summer; small warty kidney-shaped seed pods
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Foliage:
Bright
green leaves; modest yellow fall color |
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Comments:
Flowers
attract butterflies; spreads easily by seeds and can become
invasive; tolerates poor site conditions; leafs out late in
spring; develops foliage disease problems
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Cultivars:
--
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