Description
Size (HxW): 6-7’ x 6-7’
Growth Habit: Upright, spreading
Planting Location: Sheltered
Zone 2b-3a
- Dark purple, three lobed foliage holds until November
- Pink buds open to clusters of small creamy white flowers in mid June
- Showy red seed pods form in August – September
- Requires 6+ hours of sunlight
- Papery bark peels on thicker, mature branches similar to birch trees
- Fast Growth Rate: 12-24”/year
- Row Spacing: 3’ apart
- Individual Spacing: 7’ apart
- Soil, Heat & Drought tolerant once established
- Non-suckering
- May be susceptible to powdery mildew in humid, shady-sheltered locations; can be treated with copper sulfur spray (cosmetic impact only)
- Native to North America
