Plant Habit: | Tree |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10a |
Plant Height: | 30-40 feet or more |
Leaves: | Deciduous Broadleaf Other: Leaves are fuzzy. They are huge when the plant is a young tree but decrease in size as the tree gets older. |
Fruit: | Showy Dehiscent Other: One to two inch long, oval, 2-part capsules containing numerous tiny, winged seeds. Seeds disperse easily but few survive due to soil microbia and colonize best on disturbed sites, which is why this plant is considered a pioneer plant. |
Fruiting Time: | Fall |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant Blooms on old wood Other: Fragrant, growing in large panicles. |
Flower Color: | Lavender Mauve Pink Purple |
Bloom Size: | 2"-3" |
Flower Time: | Spring |
Uses: | Shade Tree Flowering Tree Will Naturalize Useful for timber production |
Edible Parts: | Flowers |
Eating Methods: | Raw |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds Other Beneficial Insects |
Resistances: | Pollution Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Self fertile Can handle transplanting |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
Pollinators: | Self Hoverflies Wasps Moths and Butterflies Flies Bees Various insects |
Containers: | Not suitable for containers |
Conservation status: | Least Concern (LC) |
AndreA33 | On March 25, 2014 | Obtained plant Récupéré je ne sais plus ou ! |