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In 1985, this species froze to the ground here where temperatures reached -4°F, but recovered during the following growing season. In the Mediterranean area of Europe it is very popular to train this plant for containers whether as a standard, cone or woven spirals. Its flawless smooth bark is most attractive. I have seen some nurseries in England and Belgium that grow this species exclusively, training it into various forms for container specimens. 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Its branches are lined in the spring before the leaves emerge with small fragrant yellow flowers. Here we have a plant with many seasons of interest. Even though the males do not produce fruit, their flowers are somewhat more showy than the female ones. The larva (caterpillar) of the spicebush swallowtail butterfly feeds on the leaves of this shrub. We offer unsexed seedlings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eZones 4-9\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nurseries Caroliniana","offers":[{"title":"3 quart","offer_id":8408923635755,"sku":"LIND-BENZ-03Q","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2602\/3376\/products\/Lindera_benzoin_2.JPG?v=1515529672"},{"product_id":"lindera-strychnifolia","title":"Lindera strychnifolia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvergreen Lindera of Spice Bush\u003c\/strong\u003e. I was really struck by this plant when I first saw it at the J. C. Raulston Arboretum at NCSU in Raleigh, NC. This Asian species has evergreen leaves 1-2 inches long by 3\/4 to 1\" wide, and they are shaped similar to a heart-shaped, Peperomia leaf. The new growth begins quite early in the spring with bronze, velvety soft foliage. In early spring it is covered with small yellow flowers in the axils of almost every leaf. It does well in full sun to almost complete shade, and takes on an upright habit of growth. 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Distinct gold margins to every leaf distinguishes this Boxleaf Honeysuckle from other cultivars. It looks so delicate with its very compact mounding habit that I tried growing it in part shade where it was not happy. Upon moving it to full sun, it took off. It is the most compact growing varieties of this species. Really awesome when combined with some contrasting colors and textures such as \u003cem\u003eEucomis\u003c\/em\u003e 'Sparkling Burgundy.' This one is a very sparse bloomer. 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When grown in sun, 'Twiggy' has distinctly golden yellow foliage, but the more shade it is given the leaves turn chartreuse and then green in more dense shade. Although it grows quite well in some shade. This selection seems to mature at around 2' high by 2' across, even though a similar looking cultivar 'Baggeson's Gold' is reported to reach 8'. 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This selection is best used as a large hedge or screen or as a small tree, and it has also proven to be the most cold-hardy of all Loropetalums as well. Its flowers are a deeper fuchsia pink than most and it has a very upright growth habit. So if a tall hedge is what you want, this is the plant for you. 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It tolerates the heat and long dry spells that we experience so frequently in the Deep South. Deer have never touched our Loropetalums either; although, I have reports of some being attacked in some areas. The pictures below were taken at Riverbanks Zoo and Gardens in Columbia, SC, where it is kept pruned to about 30\" high, but it can reach 5' if left to itself. 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The next year he had dug the plant and placed it in a large nursery container where it looked somewhat neglected. The following year, it looked to be on its last leg, so I asked his permission to get a shoot from the base of the plant. He gladly obliged by retrieving a small spade from his tool shed. I was only able to remove a 3\/4\" thick sprout with no roots. Upon returning home, I put it in a pot on bottom heat and from this un-rooted woody piece I was able to coax two small shoots from which I made two cuttings. These were rooted and if it hadn't been for this, the plant would probably be lost to cultivation. It has since disappeared from Mr. Shibamichi's garden. I gave Tony Avent of Plant Delights Nursery one of my first rootings, and a year later he called me exuberant over the floral display that it had produced. He suggested that we give it a cultivar name, so I left that up to Tony. He named it 'Little Volcano' because it \"erupts\" with flowers late each fall. It is a slightly darker magenta color  than 'Gibraltar' and begins to flower as soon as 'Gibraltar' is finished. It seems to overly cold hardy as the branch tips only kill back a few inches each winter. With our warm nights, it appears that it will get much larger than in its native haunts, maybe even 8-10'. But one added bonus is that it has a brilliant yellow fall color, and I don't know of any other Lespedeza that does this. All Lespedezas have dense root systems making them an excellent choice for soil erosion control on banks or slopes on banks. 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