Heptacodium miconioides – Seven Son Flower*

(Question)

I read about this plant in a Marjorie Harris article and on Paul’s Plant Picks on this website. Do you know where I would find it in Toronto? I have been searching for an interesting small tree for some time for our yard and this one has never been suggested at the many garden centers I have visited. I also tried Lost Horizons. Thank-you!

(Answer)

It is a very interesting small tree/shrub! I have one in my backyard and believe it or not I found it at my local hardware store, just lucky I think. Try googling ‘Heptacodium miconoides toronto nurseries’ or the area of your choosing. When I did it I think the third listing was a nursery. I hope you are able to find one, I love mine for the flowers in late summer, lovely red coloring of the petioles (small stems of flowers) in early fall, shaggy bark in winter and interesting leaves in summer.

Good luck!