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Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 6 to 12 feet
Plant Spread: 6 to 10 feet
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: Small four lobed, shiny, reddish-brown to light purple berries.
Fruiting Time: Late winter or early spring
Late fall or early winter
Winter
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Lavender
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree
Espalier
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Fermented
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Needs specific temperature: 70ºF
Days to germinate: 14 to 21
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Crossberry
  • Lavender Star Flower
  • Buttonwood
  • Four-Corners
  • iLalanyathi
  • umNqabaza

Photo Gallery
Photo by piksihk
Location: Jardin Exotique & Botanique  Roscoff, Brittany, France
Date: 2023-08-29
Location: At a nursery
Date: 2008-06-25
Location: At a nursery
Date: 2008-06-25
Location: Wouw Netherlands
Location: Sarasota, FL
Date: 2016-09-15
At Selby Gardens
Location: Fairfax, VA | January 2023
Date: 2023-01-22
Location: At a nursery
Date: 2008-06-25
Photo by piksihk
Location: Fairfax, VA | January 2023
Date: 2023-01-22
Location: Sarasota, FL
Date: 2016-09-15
At Selby Gardens
Location: At a nursery
Date: 2008-06-25
Location: At a nursery
Date: 2008-06-25
Location: Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden, South Africa.
credit: Marco Schmidt

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