Native Region China, Japan
Plant Type Evergreen shrub
Avg. Height 5 to 7 feet
Avg. Spread/Width 2 to 3 feet
Leaf
• Medium green
• New growth is
pinkish-red
• Purple-red during
winter months
• Pinnately divided
with pointed, 1 to 3
inch leaflets in
groups of twos and
threes
Flower
• White/pinkish/yellow, star-shaped
• Flowers in 8 to 10 inch long clusters on branch ends
• Blooms in spring
Fruit
• Red, ¼ inch, matures in fall and persists through winter
• Attracts wildlife
Plant Factor
Irrigation Group
M
1
Climate Zone 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Additional Notes:
• Upright bamboo-like stems
• In California, adapts to all soil types
• Grows in coastal, inland, valley and desert zones
• Used in commercial and residential plantings, containers
and restricted spaces, and as a border, screen or hedge