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Hardiness
Zones:
6
to 7 |
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Habit:
Deciduous |
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Growth
Rate: Slow
to moderate |
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Site
Requirements: Sun
to partial shade; prefers moist, well-drained soil |
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Height:
8
to 12 feet |
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Width:
-- |
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Texture:
Medium |
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Form:
Dense
oval; rounded top; often suckers to form a colony |
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Flower/Fruit:
Twisted,
3 to 8" racemes of white lily-of-the-valley-like flowers
in early summer; flowers open from the base to the tip; fragrant
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Foliage:
Medium
to dark green, alternate, simple leaves; 3 to 6" long;
pubescent below; gold fall foliage |
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Comments:
More
upright than C. alnifolia; cinnamon-red exfoliating
bark; attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds; seeds
attract birds; native to southeastern US
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Cultivars:
--
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