Crispa Cutleaf Stephanandra is a woody deciduous shrub with purple-ish stems and a low-mounded habit of finely dissected bright green foliage that turns orange to yellow in fall The white flowers bloom in summer, but are often removed. Grows best in full sun and moist, well-drained acidic soils.
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Type:
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Shrub
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Origins:
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China to Temp. Eastern Asia
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Height:
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2' - 3'
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Spread:
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5’ - 7'
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Spacing:
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6'
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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4 - 8
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Culture:
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Full Sun, Part Sun
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Bloom Color:
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White
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Season of Interest:
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Fall
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. No serious pests or diseases. In ideal conditions can spread rapidly by suckering and stem ends. Prune as needed in late winter or spring, depending if you want to keep the bloom or not.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Wildlife Garden, and Groundcover.
COMPANION PLANTS: Barberry, Salvia, Coneflower
IMAGES: Salicyna, Stephanandra incisa 2015-05-29 OB 271, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Salicyna, Stephanandra incisa 2015-06-20 3168, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, Stephanandra incisa 'Crispa' kz01, CC BY-SA 4.0, (4) Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, Stephanandra incisa 'Crispa' Tawulec pogięty 2010-08-01 01, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
