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Hardiness
Zones:
3
to 9 |
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Habit:
Deciduous |
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Growth
Rate: Rapid |
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Site
Requirements: Sun
to light shade; range of soil types but prefers moist to wet,
well-drained, highly organic soil |
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Height:
5
to 6 feet |
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Width:
5
feet |
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Texture:
Medium |
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Form:
Loose,
multi-stemmed shrub; broad-spreading rounded mound; upright
stems with short horizontal branching |
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Flower/Fruit:
Dull
white flowers on flat-topped cyme in spring; short-lived dark
purple drupe in fall
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Foliage:
Canary
yellow stems in winter; ovate to lanceolate dark green leaves;
2 to 4" long; reddish purple fall color |
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Comments:
Sometimes
sold as C. cericea 'Lutea'; can become invasive; spreads
by stolons; best color on young, vigorous stems so severely
prune in early spring; fruit attracts birds; often develops
canker
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Cultivars:
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