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Family: Verbenaceae (Vervain Family)
Deciduous shrub
Globus shape, fast growing
Size group 4, Geographic origin China, Korea
'Issai' developed at Brookside Gardens
Short dense, long branches
Border, specimen
Flowers: Pale pink middle to late summer, obscured by foliage
Stems: Stellate hairs, white against purple stems
Petioles underside green purple above
Foliage: Medium green, turns purple/yellow in late autumn
Leaf: simple, opposite,elliptic to ovate, acuminate apex, cuneate base
Fruit: Light purple berries in axillary clusters; small and striking due to color
Issues: Requires pruning due to rank growth and winter dieback
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