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Hardiness
Zones:
3-8 |
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Habit:
Deciduous |
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Growth
Rate: Rapid |
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Site
Requirements: Sun to
partial shade; tolerates poor dry soil; does not tolerate shade or wet soil |
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Texture:
Medium
to coarse |
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Form:
Shrubby;
often multistemmed
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Height:
9 to
15
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Width:
9 to
15 |
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Leaf:
12 to
18" alternate, compound medium green leaves; red orange, scarlet, and
red velvet fall color |
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Flower/Fruit:
6 to
10" panicle of greenish white flowers in summer; velvety red fruit
in late summer on female plants; persists into winter
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Comments:
Native;
flowers good in dry arrangement; rejuvenate by cutting to the ground every
few years; spreads by suckers; not poisonous
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Cultivars:
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Additional Image
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