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Stachyurus chinensis
Chinese stachyurus
Origin: Native to China and Taiwan.
| Family |
| Stachyuraceae |
| Genus |
| Stachyurus |
| Species |
| chinensis |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous), Shrub (deciduous) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 7b |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 8 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H5 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -15 - 10 |
| Height |
| To 2.5 m |
| Spread |
| 4 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Suitable for shrub border or for a woodland garden. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in light moist but well-drained, humus-rich, neutral to acidic soils. . Protect from drying winds. |
| Shape |
| A spreading habit. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Purplish-brown young branches. |
| Leaf Description |
| Simple ovate leaves which colour to pink and red before falling in autumn. |
| Flower Description |
| Stiff, pendent racemes of bell-shaped, greenish-yellow flowers borne on glossy, dark brown branches in winter and spring. |
| Propagation |
| By stem cuttings. |
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