Foliage
-opposite, medium green
-deciduous
-lanceolate
-serrations raised above the plane of the leaves
-slightly rough on the upper leaf surface
-short petiole
-autumn color yellowish green to orange-red, ineffective |
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Culture
-full sun to partial shade
-adaptable to soils pHs, drought, and pruning
-should remove one-third of the stems every year after flowering for invigoration, or prune to the ground every third year after flowering
-every spring it needs to have dead stems removed due to winter dieback |
Hardiness
-Zones 4 to 8
Origin
-Native to Japan
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Assets
-good spring flowers effective for up to 2 weeks
-fine texture in foliage or when bare
-compact habit
Liabilities
-poor autumn color
-terminal branch winter dieback
-needs full sun for best flowers
-looks ragged in winter
-slow growth |
Function
-borders, facers, foundations, and mass plantings
Texture
-fine texture in foliage and when bare
-average density in foliage but thick when bare |
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Varieties
and Cultivars
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Alternates
-compact shrubs with attractive flowers (Clethra alnifolia 'Hummingbird', Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet', Rhododendron [mostly Azaleas], Viburnum plicatum 'Newport' ['Nanum Newport'], etc.)
-fine-textured small shrubs (Forsythia viridissima 'Bronxensis', Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star', Picea abies 'Pumila', Spiraea x bumalda, etc.)
-facer shrubs (Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea 'Crimson Pygmy', Cotoneaster apiculatus, Philadelphus 'Miniature Snowflake', Picea abies 'Nidiformis', Viburnum opulus 'Nanum', etc.) |