Heptacodium miconioides

Seven Son Flower

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Common Name: 

Seven Son Flower

Plant Type: 

Flower color: 

Foliage color: 

Red Green

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Maximum temperature: 

30°C

Minimum temperature: 

7°C

Maximum height: 

610 cm

Maximum width: 

305 cm

Seven Son Flower (Heptacodium miconioides) - Description

H. miconioides is native to China. It is a fountain shrub with large, narrowly heart-shaped leaves that are shiny green and deeply veined. It bears fragrant, creamy white flowers in large clusters that bloom in late summer and fall.

Seven Son Flower (Heptacodium miconioides) - Blooming

Seven Sons Flower gets its name from the clusters of seven small white blooms in late summer or early fall. These fragrant, showy flowers attract butterflies and eventually bear small ornamental purple-red fruit that lasts through fall.

Seven Son Flower (Heptacodium miconioides) - Growth

This fountain-shaped shrub prefers woodland conditions for shelter, but not too much shade.

Seven Son Flower (Heptacodium miconioides) - Planting

To grow from cuttings, use half-hardened tip cuttings in summer or hardwood in the fall. Or plant seeds when ripe or transplant basal suckers.

Seven Son Flower (Heptacodium miconioides) - Pest

Uncommon.

Seven Son Flower (Heptacodium miconioides) - Interesting facts

Heptacodium are usually found at high elevations in the wild, mountains of 2,000'.

Seven Son Flower (Heptacodium miconioides) - Soil and irrigation

Heptacodium prefers moist, acidic, well-drained soil.

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