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GROWTH HABIT and RATE:
Rounded habit, becoming upright and rounded with age.
ADAPTABILITY:
Requires moist, well-drained soils. Best appearance and growth is in partial
shade.
FUNCTIONS:
Massing, screen, specimen.
PROBLEMS AND MAINTENANCE:
Extent of winter-hardiness not known. Perhaps best in Zone 7 south.
NATIVE RANGE:
Florida and immediate Gulf Coastal Plain
USEFUL RANGE (USDA Zones):
Zones (6)7 to 9
SUBSPECIES, VARIETIES, CULTIVARS:
Cultivar selection is important in Zone 6 for best winter survival.
'Halley's Comet'- darker flowers, extended bloom time
'Semmes'- white-flowered form
Pink and variegated forms also exist.
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