| Description | A graceful medium shrub with arching branches. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (kal-i-KAR-pa)(dye-KOT-oh-ma) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-8 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, some shade |
| Moisture | average, moist well drained |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | small, pinkish-lavender, in cymes, blooms on new wood |
| Fruit | small shiny lavender berry-like drupes |
| Leaves | bright green simple, opposite, radiate out flat from the arching branches |
| Dimensions | 3-6 feet tall with equal spread |
| Propagation | Blooms on new wood so prune in the early spring, late fall or winter. |
| Native Site | Native to Japan and China. |
| Cultivar Origin | Introduced in 1857. |
| Author's Notes | The plant looks best when allowed to develop long, arching branches that cascade to the ground. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |
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