Family: Caprifoliaceae
(Honeysuckle Family)
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Hardiness Zones: 3-9
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Height: 15-20 feet
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Spread: 8-10 feet
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Bloom Time: late summer to
early fall
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Bloom: terminal clusters of tiny jasmine-like
creamy-white flowers arranged in whorls of seven; mature to inconspicuous
purplish fruits surrounded by showy cherry-red flower-like calyxes; blooms on
new wood
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Light: full sun to
part sun
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Soil: average
well-well-drained soil; tolerates alkaline and clay soils
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Moisture: medium
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Use: lawn specimen
or accent; shrub border; woodland garden; 4-season interest
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Care: prune in late
winter for aesthetics and to control random suckering
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Concerns: no serious
insect or disease problems
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Native to: China
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Notes: large
multi-stemmed fountain-shaped deciduous flowering shrub; may be trained as
single-trunk tree; 3-6 inch dark green deeply-veined leaves in opposite
arrangement; blooms attract hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees; vivid red
fruiting bodies provide fall interest;
tan bark exfoliates revealing darker brown inner bark for winter
interest
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Supplier: White Flower
Farm
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Pollinator Garden C135
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