Heptacodium miconioides
Seven Son flower Heptacodium miconioides is prized for his flower power, good neighbor manners and attractive personality! (Top 10 list for Butterfly Landscaping)
This big boy makes his family proud by producing a reliable powerhouse of flowers! His handsome broad shoulders create a support system for his natural fountain-shape. Usually available as a multi-stemmed shrub, my preference is for the strong stout single-trunk form with a distinct “V” shape silhouette. This seems to help display and support the heavy bundles of fragrant jasmine-like flowers.
What is most remarkable is his ability to repeat his effort annually from late summer till fall. This is a perfect choice for a sunny location viewable from ground level as well as second story windows!
I love the way it seems like he hears only the Monarch’s request for flowers, but not mine. I wait for weeks as he teases me by brandishing his fistfuls of white washed buds. Then suddenly he hears an unspoken plea and loosens his tight grip. The answer is a micro-explosion of flowers!
The swollen buds holding their promise finally expand, creating a starry shower of flowers clusters.
The show continues as he maintains his hold on the lingering flower stalks. This causes them to flush a warm rose or dusky pink creating a second display. The color varies depending on the cooling temperatures. Extending the display, violet red fruits form to carry the interest!
The winter finale is when his worn shirt sleeves of cream / tan bark roll up from all the hard work and a muscular caramel colored inner bark is exposed!
Heptacodium hails from China but is native-friendly for Missouri. He has no serious insect or disease problems and with his year-round interest in the landscape, he is an excellent choice for lawn specimen, accenting a courtyard or placed in a foundation grouping.
Care Factor Rating: 2 (He must be watered regularly till established but is very drought tolerant. He requires only one selective minimal pruning occasion a year (mid-spring following leaf out). This will expose his beautiful marbled trunk bark!
Seven Son flower Heptacodium miconioides is prized for his flower power, good neighbor manners and attractive personality! (Top 10 list for Butterfly Landscaping)
This big boy makes his family proud by producing a reliable powerhouse of flowers! His handsome broad shoulders create a support system for his natural fountain-shape. Usually available as a multi-stemmed shrub, my preference is for the strong stout single-trunk form with a distinct “V” shape silhouette. This seems to help display and support the heavy bundles of fragrant jasmine-like flowers.
What is most remarkable is his ability to repeat his effort annually from late summer till fall. This is a perfect choice for a sunny location viewable from ground level as well as second story windows!
I love the way it seems like he hears only the Monarch’s request for flowers, but not mine. I wait for weeks as he teases me by brandishing his fistfuls of white washed buds. Then suddenly he hears an unspoken plea and loosens his tight grip. The answer is a micro-explosion of flowers!
The swollen buds holding their promise finally expand, creating a starry shower of flowers clusters.
The show continues as he maintains his hold on the lingering flower stalks. This causes them to flush a warm rose or dusky pink creating a second display. The color varies depending on the cooling temperatures. Extending the display, violet red fruits form to carry the interest!
The winter finale is when his worn shirt sleeves of cream / tan bark roll up from all the hard work and a muscular caramel colored inner bark is exposed!
Heptacodium hails from China but is native-friendly for Missouri. He has no serious insect or disease problems and with his year-round interest in the landscape, he is an excellent choice for lawn specimen, accenting a courtyard or placed in a foundation grouping.
Care Factor Rating: 2 (He must be watered regularly till established but is very drought tolerant. He requires only one selective minimal pruning occasion a year (mid-spring following leaf out). This will expose his beautiful marbled trunk bark!
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