Heptacodium miconioides
seven-son flower
Notes:
Long bloom period, with a floral/sweet scent, but the calyces that remain and change to red after the flowers go to seed are arguably even showier than the flowers themselves (white). Adaptable as to soils. Subject to antler rub.
Sources: UConn, Sunset, NCSU, Druse.
Tags:
attracts:butterflies
attracts:hummingbirds
clay tolerant
easy to grow
exposure:full sun
exposure:part shade
form:multi-trunked
form:shrub
form:trainable to single trunk
form:tree
fragrant flowers
full sun preferred
habit:spreading/wide
habit:upright
infertile soil tolerant
persistence:deciduous
PHS Gold Medal Award
rich soil preferred
sandy soil tolerant
showy bark
showy flowers
type:broadleaf
use:border
use:specimen
water:regular
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