Scientific Name: Disanthus cercidifolius
Common Name: red bud hazel
Family Name: Hamamelidaceae
Origin: S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Zone: Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Plant Type: Shrub - deciduous
Mature Size: 2 - 3m x 2 - 3m (height x width)
Habit: Arching, Twiggy, Upright
Form: Oval - vertical, Round
Texture: Medium
Landscape Uses: Accent plant, Fall interest, Mixed shrub border, Woodland margin
Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Sheltered
Soil or Media: Acidic, Humus rich, Well-drained
Leaves: Simple, Alternate, Soft flexible, Palmate venation, Glabrous, Orbicular, Ovate, Entire
Flowers: Flowers clustered, Red, Dark-red, Oct-Nov
Fruit: Capsule, Green, Brown, Feb-Mar
Key ID Features:
Rounded shrub; leaves alternate, heart shaped (ovate with with cordate base reminiscent of redbud trees), most 6-10cm long x 4-8cm wide; flowers 1-1.5cm wide, 5 long dark red petals (may be noticed after leaves fall off). Winter ID: half round leaf scar with small pointy chubby buds.