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Hardiness
Zones:
7
to 8 |
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Habit:
Evergreen |
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Growth
Rate: -- |
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Site
Requirements: Sun
to light shade; sandy, well-drained acidic soil |
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Height:
6"
to 1 foot |
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Width:
2
to 3 feet |
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Texture:
Fine |
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Form:
Low
spreading |
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Flower/Fruit:
0.2"
rose-red flowers in early summer
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Foliage:
0.3
to 0.7" finely serrated oval, lustrous dark green leaves;
reddish petiole |
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Comments:
Can
be used as a ground cover; prone to develop root rot
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Cultivars:
Wells
Delight: lustrous dark green leaves; Bloodstone: reddish new
growth matures to lustrous dark green, 6 to 8" tall
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