Plant Habit: | Shrub Tree |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10b |
Plant Height: | 10 to 30 feet (3-9 m) |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Fruit: | Dehiscent Other: Contains many winged seeds. |
Fruiting Time: | Year Round |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Pink Purple Red White Other: Pink, red, or purple, sometimes white or yellow and purple streaked. |
Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring Spring Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall |
Suitable Locations: | Street Tree Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree Xeriscapic |
Uses: | Shade Tree Flowering Tree |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies Hummingbirds |
Resistances: | Flood Resistant Drought tolerant Salt tolerant |
Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Roots are poisonous Fruit is poisonous Other: All parts are toxic. |
Propagation: Seeds: | Days to germinate: 5-14 days. |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
Pollinators: | Moths and Butterflies Birds Bees |
Containers: | Not suitable for containers |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil Goes Dormant |
MunchkinsMom | On March 1, 2016 | Transplanted North fence by Pond l gallon, about 12" tall |
MunchkinsMom | On October 10, 2015 | Obtained plant UCD Plant Sale 1 gallon, about 12" tall |
Mielikki | On August 26, 2023 | Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) Killed in Arborgeddon 2023 |
Mielikki | On September 30, 2021 | Transplanted |
Mielikki | On September 17, 2021 | Obtained plant |
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