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Hardiness
Zones:
7
to 9 |
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Habit:
Evergreen |
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Growth
Rate: Rapid |
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Site
Requirements: Sun
to partial shade; tolerates range of soil types but prefers
acidic, moist, well-drained soil high in organic matter; drought
and heat tolerant |
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Height:
6
to 10 feet |
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Width:
6
to 10 feet |
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Texture:
Medium |
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Form:
Irregular
to rounded shrub with whip-like shoots |
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Flower/Fruit:
0.7"
fragrant pink to almost red flowers in spring; straw-shaped;
3 to 6 flowers crowded together in leaf axis
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Foliage:
Alternate,
simple ovate-rounded maroon leaves; 1 to 2.5" long; new
growth is reddish; best color with high fertility and moisture;
some cultivars maintain reddish color in summer |
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Comments:
Can
be severely pruned after flowering
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Cultivars:
See
table
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