Keeping burning bushes short as a hedge

Will a burning bush hedg stay short (12-15″) to show background plants in summer if I trim it almost to the ground each spring? I would like it to only grow up to cover spent summer growth (18″+) by the time it starts to turn red, & stay through winter, & start fresh each spring. If not, can you suggest a front-plant instead?

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#1 Comment By MichiganDot On 07/18/2017 @ 3:29 pm

The dwarf version of burning bush naturally grows to 8-10 feet. It is a fast grower if given enough sun to produce red fall leaves. I don’t think you’ll be happy with the results of your plan and I think the plant will suffer as well. This is my opinion, you understand. A better choices are lavender, Little Henry sweetspire, blue mist flower (Caryopteris), compact hybrids of spirea and butterfly bush and catmint (Nepeta).

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