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Family: Caprifoliaceae
Deciduous shrub, size group 5
Native range: China and Japan
Uses: Border, specimen, screen
Not drought tolerant
Leaf:
Opposite with axillary buds creating a double row of flowers
Underside of leaf and spring twigs tomentose
Naked leaf buds
Medium to deep green
Dentate to serrate margins
Leaf base, cuneate to rounded
Touch of burgundy
Petiole is green and pubescent
Sensitive to summer drought
Borers can cause serious damage
Pruning is seldom necessary and should be minimized to maintain the graceful horizontal branching habit.
Cultivars:
'Shoshoni' : very low growing
'Summer Snowflake' : repeated summer flowering
'Wantanabe' : similar to snowflake
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