Flower Notes:
White;green;pink;cream (Flowers emerge white ; change to lime-green; then become rosey-pink; ultimately becoming beige)
Foliage Notes:
Green (Dark green summer foliage); Red (Attractive fall foliage)
Fruit Notes:
Brown (Capsule; not ornamentally important)
Soil Notes:
Rich, loamy, moist soils, but adaptable
Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves simple, opposite or in whorls of 3's, ovate, 3-6" long and 1.5-3" wide, acuminate, rounded or tapered at base, toothed. Setose pubescent beneath, especially on veins. Older bark often peeling, exposing lighter grays. Flower panicles are 10-12" long and 6-7" wide.