Site Requirements: Sun
to afternoon shade; loose, well-drained soil
Height: 10
to 12 feet
Width: 8
to 10 feet
Texture: Medium
Form: --
Flower/Fruit: Pale
purple to purple-lilac flowers on broad, 2 to 5" panicle
in late spring
Foliage: Opposite,
simple, orbicular-ovate leaves; 2 to 4" wide and 3"
long; dark green to bluish green; new growth has bronze tinge;
reddish to reddish purple fall color