Seven-Son Flower
Heptacodium miconioides
Late summer is its moment, when little else among the shrubs is in flower, and it asks for very little the rest of the year.
Light Full sun to partial shade.
Water Regular water until established, then drought-tolerant.
Height 4 m
Spread 9 ft 10 in
Spacing 300 cm
Spacing & sowing
- Plant spacing
- 9 ft 10 in
- In-row spacing
- 9 ft 10 in
- Between rows
- 12 ft 4 in
- Square-foot density
- Not suited to SFG
Growing
- Type
- Shrub · Perennial
- Botanical family
- Mixed / other
- Sunlight
- Full sun to partial shade.
- Watering
- Regular water until established, then drought-tolerant.
- Feeding
- A light feed in spring.
- Frost tolerant
- Yes
- Flowering
- August
- Pruning
- Shape it in late winter; it needs little.
Through the year
- Apr–Aug Bud Break
- Aug–Oct Flowering
- Oct–Nov Growing
- Nov–Dec Leaf Fall
- Jan–Apr Leaf Fall
Companions
Hydrangea, Japanese Anemone, Aster, Ornamental Grasses
Pests & problems
- Generally trouble-free No notable pest or disease problems when grown in the right conditions — one of the easy ones.
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