Habitat

• hybrid cross between D. gracilis and D. parviflora
• hardy to zone 5; and warmer parts of 4

Habit and Form

• a small to medium deciduous shrub
• 5' to 8' tall with an equal spread
• twiggy, erect-branched shrub
• medium texture
• medium growth rate

Summer Foliage

• opposite leaf arrangement
• simple, deciduous leaves
• lanceolate leaf shape
• 1.5" to 2.5" long
• sharp serrulate margins
• pubescent
• medium green to dull green leaf color

Autumn Foliage

• yellow fall color
• somewhat showy

Flowers

• white flowers
• small, less than 1" across
• blooms in late May
• borne in 1" to 3" corymbs
• showy
• plants become covered in flowers

Fruit

• not ornamentally important

Bark

• very slender stems
• older bark tends to exfoliate
• older bark is brownish

Culture

• easily transplanted
• prefers well-drained soil
• full sun
• prune after flowering
• pH adaptable
• renewal pruning is effective

Landscape Use

• foundation planting
• mass or group
• flowering effect
• shrub border
• for texture

Liabilities

• leaf spot
• aphids
• leaf minor
• can look unkempt and need renewal pruning

ID Features

• mounded deciduous shrub
• opposite leaf arrangement
• sharply serrulate leaf margins
• white flowers in late May
• pubescent leaves

Propagation

• by softwood cuttings
• by seed

Cultivars/Varieties

• none