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Image of butterfly attractor, Heptacodium miconoides or Seven Sons Flower

Origin:  China
Family:  Caprifoliaceae
Light:  Full sun-dappled shade
Height:  Can reach up to 20' 
Spread:  8-10'   
Blooms: Fragrant, Jasmine-scented, creamy-white, clusters of seven, reddish sepals, Summer
Foliage:   Deciduous, green, turns purple-bronze in Fall
Fruit:  Showy, purple with bright purple-red calyxes
Soil:  Rich, well-drained
Water:  Keep moist
Propagation:  Seeds to be sown as soon as it is ripe, softwood cuttings in Spring
Uses:  Specimen, landscaping
Problems:  Mites, scales
Caution:  Seeds may cause allergic reaction
Comments: Heptacodium miconoides or Seven Sons Flower or  Seven Sons Tree is an ornamental perennial tree.  In late Summer, it produces creamy-white blossomes in clusters of seven;  these nectar-rich flowers have Jasmine fragrance and are magnets to butterflies.  The red sepals that appear after flowering,look really ornamental.  Heptacodium miconoides is easily propagated from seeds and softwood cuttings taken in Spring.  It prefers the sunny to part shade landscape.  Seven Sons Tree is pest and disease-free.  The rather unusual long strips of bark peels on the  trunk of older tree provides Winter interest    Heptacodium miconoides is salt-tolerant and is hardy to -20 degrees F.  Prune plant to maintain shape in Spring.  Seven Sons Flower is an excellent tree for the landscaping garden.
USDA Hardiness Zones :  8-10