Hartlage Wine Sweetshrub is a large dense deciduous shrub with an upright mounding habit. The large glossy bright green leaves turn yellow in fall. Huge fragrant magnolia-like flowers that open maroon and age to wine-red bloom from midsummer until the first frost. Grows best in full sun and moist, well-drained acidic soils.
Type: |
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Origins: |
C. chinensis and C. floridus Hybrid |
Height: |
8' - 10' |
Spread: |
8’ - 10' |
Spacing: |
5' |
USDA Hardiness Zone: |
5 - 9 |
Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
Red |
Season of Interest: |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Do not let the soil dry out. Prune after flowering. No serious disease or pest issues.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Wildlife Garden, Foundation Plantings, Hedges, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Weigela, Maiden Grass, Rose
IMAGES: Uleli, × Sinocalycalycanthus raulstonii 'Hartlage Wine', CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) SB Johnny, X Sinocalycanthus raulstonii 'Hartlage Wine', CC BY-SA 3.0, (3) peganum from Small Dole, England, X Sinocalycalycanthus Hartlage Wine - Flickr - peganum (4), CC BY-SA 2.0, (4) peganum from Small Dole, England, X Sinocalycalycanthus Hartlage Wine - Flickr - peganum (1), CC BY-SA 2.0, (5) Photo by David Short, (Sino)Calycanthus × raulstonii 'Hartlage Wine' (SG)
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.