Scientific Name
Heptacodium miconioides

Common Name
Seven-son flower

Hardiness Zones: 5-8
Habit: Deciduous
Growth Rate: Moderate
Site Requirements: Sun to partial shade; range of soil types including dry sand and wet heavy clay
Texture: Medium
Form: Multistemmed; fountainesque; upright spreading
Height: 10 to 20’
Width: 8 to 10’
Leaf: 3 to 4" opposite, simple leaves; nonshowy fall color; leaves persist into November
Flower/Fruit: Clusters of creamy white flowers in late summer to fall; fragrant; small rounded fruit with a cherry red to rose purple calyx
Comments: Exfoliating bark to reveal light brown bark; easy to transplant
Cultivars: --
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