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HEPTACODIUM miconioides
Seven-Son Flower

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Main asset

A long lasting bloom in late summer, passing through all shades from white to red, and a decorative bark.

Remarks

Prune short at the end of winter to keep a branched habit and promote flowering, or at the contrary release 3-4 trunks to form in multistem, then prune the upper branches.

Deciduous shrub of Chinese origin, producing at the end of summer a myriad of white flowers, perfumed and melliferous, then turning pink then red. The light beige bark, which exfoliates in strips, is decorative in winter.

Uses: Specimen, shrub beds

Global caracteristics:

Type of foliage: deciduous
Habit: open crown
Height: 4 m x 3 m (13 ft x 10 ft)
Growth: medium to fast
Flowering period: August-September
Époque de fructification : autumn

Shape and colours:

Couleur du bois : beige, exfoliating in strips
Foliage shape: acuminate
Foliage colour: dark green
Foliage colour in autumn: yellow
Flowers shape: star shaped, in clusters
Flowers colour: white
Couleur des fruits : red
Parfum : yes

Plantation:

Soil type: all, staying wet in summer
Exposure: sun
Hardiness: - 25 °C (-13 °F - USDA zone 5b)