Heptacodium miconioides - Seven-Son Flower
Heptacodium miconoides - Seven-Son Flower
Heptacodium miconoides - Seven-Son Flower - Flowers are Followed by Clusters of Small Purplish-red Fruits
Heptacodium miconoides - Seven-Son Flower - Trunk

Seven-Son Flower

Heptacodium miconioides

  • Fragrant white flowers
  • Seed closets ripen pink, changing to purple then to brown, and persisting into the winter
  • Green leaves drop to expose white-tan, exfoliating bark
  • Upright, vase-shaped habit
  • Bloom Time: August

ZONE:
5

COLOUR:
White

HEIGHT:
5-6 m

SPREAD:
2-2 m

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:


Tolerant of a range of soils and pH but grows best in a well-drained soil, in full sun or light shade. Heptacodium can be trained or pruned into tree form.

Characteristics & Attributes


GROWTH RATE:
Medium
FLOWERING TIME:
Lt. Sum-Fall
FOLIAGE COLOR:
Green (dark)
LANDSCAPE USES:
Specimen