Staphylea colchica
Ivory-flowered bladdernut
Staphylea are deciduous, hardy shrubs or small trees. They bear hanging clusters of bell-shaped or cup-shaped, white, cream or pink flowers, which are followed by greenish-white 4" bladder-like, two- or three-lobed fruit. Staphylea colchica is a deciduous shrub. It has glossy green leaves with three or five leaflets. In late Spring it bears hanging clusters of small, white, fragrant, bell-shaped flowers up to 12cm long, and which are are followed by large, greenish-white, bladder-like fruit
Contributed by @melvynprentice
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Free draining and fertile
Common name
Ivory-flowered bladdernut
Latin name
Staphylea colchica
type
Small Tree or Shrub
family
Staphyleaceae
ph
5.5 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Free draining and fertile
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
4.00 M
4.00 M
Staphylea colchica
Staphylea are deciduous, hardy shrubs or small trees. They bear hanging clusters of bell-shaped or cup-shaped, white, cream or pink flowers, which are followed by greenish-white 4" bladder-like, two- or three-lobed fruit. Staphylea colchica is a deciduous shrub. It has glossy green leaves with three or five leaflets. In late Spring it bears hanging clusters of small, white, fragrant, bell-shaped flowers up to 12cm long, and which are are followed by large, greenish-white, bladder-like fruit
Flowering
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
Clusters f nodding bell-shaped or cup-shaped flowers appear before the leaves in Spring
Planting
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
Plant in moist, fertile, free-draining soil in a sheltered position in full sun or dappled shade.
Propagating by cuttings
From Late Spring TO Early Summer
Take softwood cuttings from new growth early in the day in Spring or early Summer. Cut, neatly, a 4" approx. piece of a non-flowering shoot, pinch out the tip, and cut off the bottom leaves. Dip the bottom of the cutting in hormone rooting powder, and carefully place in a pot of cutting compost with the leaves just above the level of the compost. Water, label, cover with a polythene bag, and place in a warm, bright place, out of direct sunlight. Take the polythene bag off periodically for a while for ventilation (at least twice a week)
Propagating by cuttings
From Mid Summer TO Mid Summer
Take semi- ripe cuttings from this season's growth in mid Summer. Cut neatly, just below a leaf node, a 5" approx. piece of a healthy shoot that has soft growth at the tip. pinch out the growing tip, and cut off the bottom leaves. Dip the bottom of the cutting in hormone rooting powder, and carefully place in a pot of cutting compost with the leaves just above the level of the compost. Water, label, cover with a polythene bag, and place in a warm, bright place, out of direct sunlight. Take the polythene bag off periodically for a while for ventilation (at least twice a week)
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