Description
Size (HxW): 4’ x 4’
Growth Habit: Dense, Compact
Planting Location: Sheltered
Zone 2b-3a
- Deep, dark purple foliage holds until November
- Peeling papery bark & dark red branches
- Clusters of pink flower buds open to pink-white flowers
- Showy red seed pods form in August – September
- Blooms in mid June
- Requires 6+ hours of sunlight
- Foliage turns brick/wine red in fall
- Papery bark peels on thicker, mature branches similar to birch trees
- Fast Growth Rate: 12-15”/year
- Row Spacing: 2-2.5’ apart
- Individual Spacing: 4’ 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
