Flower Notes:
Multi-Colored (White to deep pink, flat-topped flower clusters; June through August)
Foliage Notes:
Red (Reddish to pinkish new growth in the spring); Green (Summer foliage); Copper (Copper-orange is a typical fall foliage color (sometimes reddish), but is seldom outstanding)
Fruit Notes:
Brown (Dry follicle; not ornamentally important)
Soil Notes:
Widely adapted to soils, but best with adequate moisture and a pH of 6.0-7.5
Range:
Japan, Korea, and northern China
Diagnostic Characteristics:
Simple, alternate, 1-3" long, lanceolate leaves, are sharply and doubly serrate, and more pale green underneath. Stems are narrow and slightly angled. Difficult to distinguish from S. x bumalda.
