Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Stachyurus Sieb. & Zucc. [650]

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accepted: Accepted

Family: Stachyuraceae

family_ja: キブシ

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distribution_en: Himalaya to Japan

description_en: Genus of about 6 species of deciduous or semi-evergreen shrubs, occasionally small trees, found in woodland and thickets in the Himalayas and E. Asia. They are cultivated for their pendent racemes of small, 4-petalled flowers, produced from the leaf axils on bare shoots, before the leaves emerge. The alternate, simple, usually lance-shaped-oblong to broadly ovate, toothed leaves are borne on slender, glossy, red-brown shoots. Suitable for a shrub border, or for growing in a woodland garden or against a wall.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy.

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propagation_en: Sow seed in containers in a cold frame in autumn. Take heeled, semi-ripe cuttings in summer.

pests_en: Trouble free.

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2022-03-09 15:20

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