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Stachyurus salicifolius


Willow Leaf Spiketail




Origin:  Native to Chongqing (Nanchuan), Sichuan, and North East Yunnan, China.
Family
Stachyuraceae
Genus
Stachyurus
Species
salicifolius
Category
Woody
Type
Shrub (evergreen)
Synonyms
Stachyurus salicifolia
USDA Hardiness Zone
7b - 8a
Canadian Hardiness Zone
Requires cold season protection under glass.
RHS Hardiness Zone
H5
Temperature (°C)
-15 - 10
Height
2-3 m
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
AprilMay
General Description
Shrubs evergreen, 2-3 m tall.
Landscape
Unusual specimen shrub. Suitable for shrub border or for growing in a woodland garden or against a wall.
Cultivation
Grow in light moist but well-drained, humus-rich, neutral to acidic soils. Protect from drying winds.
Shape
Sprawling to mounding.
ID Characteristic
This species is often easily distinguishable from other species in the genus by its usually linear-lanceolate, leathery or thickly papery leaves.
Pests
Vine weevils, scale insects, honey fungus, powdery mildew, and bud blast.
Habitat
Found in broad-leaved and mixed forests or thickets on mountain slopes, along stream sides and in mountain valleys at 800-2000 m.
Bark/Stem Description
Bark is brown or purple-brown in colour.
Leaf Description
Leaf blade linear-lanceolate or narrowly lanceolate, 7-16 cm long × 1-2 cm wide, leathery or thickly papery, both surfaces glabrous, mid-vein raised on both sides, lateral veins 6-8 paired, anastomosing at margin, base obtuse to rounded, margin inconspicuously serrate, apex acuminate.
Flower Description
Spikes erect or nodding, 5-7 cm, peduncles short. Flowers yellow-green, sessile, bract triangular, apex acute, bracteoles ovate, ciliate, apex acute. Sepals ovate, ciliate, apex obtuse. Petals obovate, apex obtuse or subrounded.
Fruit Description
Fruit globose, 5-6 mm in diameter.
Notable Specimens
National Trust Trelissick Garden, Feock, near Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom.
Propagation
Propagate by softwood or heeled semi-ripe cuttings
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