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A slender stemmed, twiggy shrub with blue-green leaves in the summer. In mid-summer, dense clusters of small pink, urn shaped flowers appear. The fruit is a fleshy white berry that develops in the fall and can last until early winter. The fruit is attractive to birds, but it is poisonous to humans. It is...
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Styrax japonicus Snowcone®
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A small, broadly pyramidal, dense tree with dark green, fine textured foliage that turns yellow in fall. Beautiful late spring flowers are pure white and bell shaped. They dangle below the branches. It has more uniform growth habit and better twig dieback resistance than seedling grown trees. It grows best in an acidic, organically...
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Styrax japonicus ‘Pink Chimes’
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A small, rounded tree with a horizontal branching pattern. The bell-shaped spring flowers are soft pink, pendulous and lightly fragrant. Fall color is yellow. It is suitable for planting under power lines. It prefers full to part sun in a rich, well-drained soil. Useful as a small specimen in the garden....
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Styrax japonicus ‘Fragrant Fountain’
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This PlantHaven introduction was discovered by Crispin Silva. It grows upright with strongly weeping branches. Covered in fragrant, white, bell shaped flowers in late spring. The dark green leaves turn to gold in fall. Grows best in full sun to part shade in a rich, well-drained soil. It benefits from regular watering in summer...
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