Fragrant Seven Son Flower, Heptacodium Miconioides, Tree 20 Seeds Seven Son Flower is a large, fountain-shaped, multi-stemmed, deciduous shrub or small tree that typically grows 15 to 20 feet at maturity with a 10' spread. This plant, native to China, is rare and may no longer exist in the wild. QTY: 20 SEEDS Flowers/Fruit: White buds form in August and in September. The flowers open with a fragrance of jasmine. Flowers appear in whorls within each branched cluster, with each whorl containing 7 tiny flowers (hence the common name of Seven-Son flower). The tiered branches of this fast-growing species are covered with the fragrant white blossoms for over a month. The flowers are a good source of nectar for butterflies in the fall. Flowers are followed in fall by an equally showy (if not showier) display: small, purplish-red fruits (1/2-inch-long drupes) crowned by five very showy, sepal-like fuchsia calyxes which elongate after bloom and last into late fall. Leaves: Leaves are narrow, shiny, ovate-oblong and medium green turning purple-bronze in autumn. Bark: Seven Son has tan bark that exfoliates to reveal attractive brown inner bark, which provides good winter interest. The pale, peeling bark can be exposed by pruning the lower branches.