Heptacodium miconoides

Heptacodium miconiodes is a small tree, reaching about 4m. It produces abundant clusters of scented creamy-white long-lasting flowers in late summer, which are very attractive to bees at a time when most other trees and plants are no longer in flower.

After the flowers have fallen their pink / red calyxes remain, providing additional colour and interest.

The light brown bark peels off in sheets in winter, revealing darker brown bark underneath.