Catalog Description
The neat mound of rich green foliage provides the ideal backdrop for tight clusters of brilliant white flowers in spring. Foliage becomes gold, red and purple in autumn. Fantastic en masse, lining a walkway or as a foundation plant. Compact, rounded shrub 3 to 4 ft. tall and wide. Full sun. Deciduous. |
Design Ideas
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Companion Plants
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Average Landscape Size
Compact, rounded shrub 3 to 4 ft. tall and wide. |
Key Plant Benefits
The neat mound of rich green foliage provides the ideal backdrop for tight clusters of brilliant white flowers. Foliage becomes gold, red and purple in autumn. Fantastic en masse, lining a walkway or as a foundation plant. Deciduous. |
Care Instructions
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a formal appearance, shear annually after flowering. |
Growth Conditions
| Growth Habit |
 Mounding |
| Heat Zones |
High:
| 9 (>120 to 150 days) |
| Low: | 1 (< 1 days) |
| Cold Hardiness |
| High: | 8 (10 to 20 F) (see map) |
| Low: | 3 (-40 to -30 F) |
| Water Requirements |
| Water regularly, when top 3 in. of soil is dry. |
| Sun Exposure |
| Full sun |
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Flower or Bloom description:
| Flowering Time/Season |
 | White flowers in spring. |
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Propagation
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Attributes
Compact Habit
Easy Care Plant
Fall Color
Showy Flowers
Spring Flowering |
Foliage
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Plant Lore
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Plant History
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New Plant
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