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Hardiness Zones: 4
to 7 |
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Habit: Deciduous |
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Growth Rate: Moderate |
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Site Requirements: Sun
to partial shade; tolerates range of soil conditions |
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Height: 6
to 15 feet |
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Width: 6
to 15 feet |
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Texture: Medium
to coarse |
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Form: Multi-stemmed
shrub with dense, twiggy growth; rounded top; unkept appearance |
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Flower/Fruit: Dull
white flowers on flat-topped cyme in early summer; offensive
odor; non-showy purplish black fruit in fall |
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Foliage: Opposite,
simple, dull dark green leaves; 1.5 to 3" long; blood-red
to greenish purple fall color; sun-exposed stem color is red |
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Comments: Suckers
freely to form a colony; not a specimen plant; use in mass
plantings |
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Cultivars: Winter
Flame |
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