| Description | The cultivar Sandra is an improvement over the species plant with larger flowers, better fall foliage and early spring foliage color. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
| Sunlight | full sun, tolerates some shade |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | The red and yellow blossoms start at the end of March early April. Sandra has larger flowers than the species plant. |
| Fruit | black seeds, dehiscent capsule |
| Leaves | early spring foliage starts off bronze, fall foliage is red to reddish orange |
| Dimensions | 6-10 feet in height by 6-10 feet or greater in spread |
| Maintenance | prune in spring after flowering, suckers |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr) |
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