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Abundant, semi-double pink blooms add welcome color to the cool-season garden. This National Arboretum selection has outstanding cold hardiness and rich, glossy foliage on a relatively compact form. Beautiful single specimen shrub, massed as a hedge or anchoring a large border. Early- to mid-season bloomer. Evergreen.
Growth Habit: Shrub, 8 to 12 ft. tall, 5 to 7 ft. wide.
Native Origin: Southeast Asia
Hardiness Zone: 7-9
Environmental Needs: Filtered sun, Full shade, Partial shade
Growth Rate: Slow
Maintenance: Provide organically rich, well-drained, acidic soil. Thrives in filtered shade. Possibly hardy into USDA Zones 6b; shelter to avoid winter sunscald and wind damage. Keep roots cool with a thick layer of mulch. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Feed with an acid fertilizer after flowering.
Abundant, semi-double pink blooms add welcome color to the cool-season garden. This National Arboretum selection has outstanding cold hardiness and rich, glossy foliage on a relatively compact form. Beautiful single specimen shrub, massed as a hedge or anchoring a large border. Early- to mid-season bloomer. Evergreen.
Growth Habit: Shrub, 8 to 12 ft. tall, 5 to 7 ft. wide.
Native Origin: Southeast Asia
Hardiness Zone: 7-9
Environmental Needs: Filtered sun, Full shade, Partial shade
Growth Rate: Slow
Maintenance: Provide organically rich, well-drained, acidic soil. Thrives in filtered shade. Possibly hardy into USDA Zones 6b; shelter to avoid winter sunscald and wind damage. Keep roots cool with a thick layer of mulch. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Feed with an acid fertilizer after flowering.