Dwarf shrubby forms and shrub tree forms, can be trained as tree. Bold summer and fall color. Nice emphasis plant. Looks more effective if grouped. Picturesque winter form.
Mature leaves are deep green, and turn to yellow-orange in autumn before falling.
Multitude of shades including pink, purple, white and red. Appear in rounded, slightly conical clusters throughout summer in areas with plenty of heat. 6-12 inches long, at ends of branches. Flowers followed by rounded seed capsules which remain at branch tips throughout winter months. Prune in dormant season to increase flowering wood for following year.