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Hardiness
Zones:
4-8 |
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Habit:
Deciduous |
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Growth
Rate: Moderate |
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Site
Requirements: Sun to partial shade; moist, well drained
soil; dislikes dry soil |
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Texture:
Coarse |
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Form:
Clump forming, rounded top
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Height:
10 to 20' ; can grow to 30'
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Width:
10 to 20' |
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Leaf:
3 to 6" opposite, palmately compound leaves
with 5 to 7 leaflets; dark green leaves with no appreciable fall color;
looses leaves early fall |
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Flower/Fruit:
6" panicles of salmon to medium red flowers
in spring
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Comments:
Native; attracts hummingbirds and bees;
leaf scorch in hot, dry summers; less susceptible to mildew; short lived;
blooms at early age
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Cultivars:
Splendens,
Humilis
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