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Seven-Son Flower
Heptacodium miconioides · Tree
Seven-Son Flower is a moderate-growing tree, hardy in USDA zones 5-9, that matures to about 15–20 ft × 8–10 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect white blooms in fall. It attracts butterflies and hummingbirds and stands up well to poor soil.
- USDA zones
- 5-9
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 15–20 ft × 8–10 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- White
- Bloom season
- Fall
- Attracts
- Butterflies, Hummingbirds
- Tough against
- Poor soil
- Native to
- China
Will it survive your winters?
We score Seven-Son Flower’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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