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Disanthus cercidifolius

Disanthus
Zone: 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
Exposure: Part Shade
Height: Minimum 6 feet , Maximum 15 feet
Width: Minimum 8 feet , Maximum 15 feet
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This choice deciduous shrub from Japan is highly valued for the beautiful shades of burgundy, yellow, orange, and red that suffuse its redbud-like leaves in autumn. Small purplish flowers appear in October, but they play second fiddle to the foliage display. Best in partial shade and humus-rich soil. A good companion for corylopsis, rhododendrons, or styrax. AGM winner. GPP award.

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Submitted by Ref: Plantlust.com on 11/8/2012 4:23 PM

This shrub, native to Japan, is very showy in autumn displaying deep red leaves with tints of orange and purple. In the spring and summer the rounded heart-shaped foliage is heavily veined and dark green. It bears numerous dark purple flowers less than 1" across and forms a spreading shrub of 8-12' high.

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Submitted by Ref: Plantlust.com on 11/8/2012 4:23 PM

The attractive redbud-like foliage of this rounded 8-10' shrub turns to lovely shades of claret-red ; purple in autumn and "few shrubs are more beautiful in this respect" (Bean). PSh/Med (not dry)/Acid

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Submitted by Ref: Plantlust.com on 11/8/2012 4:23 PM

This tall shrub grows up thinly in your understory, and unnoticed most of the year, in autumn transforms your woody garden into a cathedral with its stained glass window effect. Zone 6

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