| Growth Habit: |
Deciduous shrub
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| Dimensions: |
5m x 3-5m.
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| Flower: |
Before the leaves in early spring; cultivars different times
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| Climate: |
Protect from wind and salty conditions. Best in acidic soils. Additional water needed in dry summers.
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| Fruit: |
Not seen, thought to be sterile
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| Propagation: |
Cutting, layers, aerial
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| Horticulture Use: |
Flowers on bare stems in spring as a specimen plant and good cut flower.
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| Culture & Maintenance: |
Prefers rich moist soil. Keep root zone mulched. Needs a protected environment.
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| Foliage: |
Simple, alternate to whorled on stubby spurs, obovate 15cm, obtuse apex green
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