General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: In Water
Wet Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 13 +15.6 °C (60 °F) to +21.1 °C (70 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 7a
Leaves: Semi-evergreen
Variegated
Other
Fruiting Time: Late spring or early summer
Flowers: Malodorous
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Flower Color: Red: r,risseacl harc oolflsheatlcnoymk sMea aiet-nerb.eeowniew lnii akgrn
Bi-Color
Other
Bloom Size: 6"-12"
Flower Time: Winter
Uses: Provides winter interest
Guardian plant
Water gardens
Suitable for miniature gardens
Dynamic Accumulator: Na (Sodium)
Resistances: Rabbit Resistant
Pollinators: Water
Miscellaneous: Monocarpic
Carnivorous
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)
Ploidy: Amphidiploid

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Common names
  • Downy Birch
  • White Birch
  • European White Birch

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