LIGHT: Full sun
WATER: Water when top 3 inches of soil is dry.
SIZE: Moderate growing; reaches 15 ft. tall and wide.
| Description | A wonderful landscape specimen valued for its profusion of vibrant, petite, purple-red flowers that cloak the bare branches to bridge the gap between winter and spring! Lustrous heart-shaped foliage emerges with a soft pink tinge as the flowers fade then matures to a rich green. May develop as a multi-trunk tree. Deciduous. |
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| Bloom Time | Early spring |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Deciduous |
| Special Features | Easy Care, Fall Color, Attracts Pollinators, Compact Form, Benefits Birds |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Growth Habit | Rounded |
| Flower Attributes | Showy Flowers |
| Landscape Use | Border |
| Flower Color | Purple |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Foliage Fall Color | Yellow |
| Companion Plants | Dogwood (Cornus); Wisteria (Wisteria); Oregon Grape Holly (Mahonia); Magnolia (Magnolia); Oak Leaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea) |
| Care Instructions | Prefers deep, slightly alkaline, moist, well-drained sandy loams. Benefits from light shade in hotter regions. Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Apply a general purpose fertilizer before new growth emerges in late winter to early spring. |


