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DISPORUM cantoniense 'Night Heron' |
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Description: This sleek, sophisticated perennial will add a dramatic mystique to your landscape. In spring dark black-purple stems rise like asparagus from the soil, reaching heights of 4 to 6 feet tall. Each lustrous stem develops gracefully arching side shoots, giving it an exotic, bamboo-like appearance. In April-May clusters of pale, chartreuse-yellow flowers nestle among the chocolate-purple leaves on each branch tip. By late May, the foliage matures to a lustrous purple tinted deep green and shiny black-purple fruit replaces the flowers. Noted plant explorer, Daniel J. Hinkley, made this intriguing selection from seed collected in Sichuan, China. It grows best in bright open shade to half-day sun, but avoid hot afternoon sun. However, too much shade will fade the purple coloring quickly and the stems will not stand upright. Provide well-drained, fertile, humus-rich soil in an area that receives regular summer watering. Although the stems and leaves are evergreen in milder areas, they gradually decline as winter wears on and should be cut off to allow maximum impact from the new shoots. Disporum cantoniense 'Night Heron' makes an unusual and dramatic statement as a container plant or use it to create a vertical element in the perennial border. 5 x 4 feet. Zones 5-9. | ||||
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Plant Facts... Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial Growing Zones: 5 - 9 Sun Exposure: Full Sun/Partial Shade Hardy To: -15°F Soil Moisture: Moist, well-drained Bloom Color: Yellow Bloom Season: Early (April) Foliage Color: Purple Width: (at 10 years) 4 ft. Height: (at 10 years) 5 ft. |