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Korean abelialeaf

Abeliophyllum

Also called Miseonnamu, White forsythia, Abelialeaves

Korean abelialeaf
Photo: Another one of my pictures: This photograph was taken by Medium69 (William Crochot) and released under the license state, CC BY-SA 4.0

Abeliophyllum is a genus with one species, Abeliophyllum distichum, a deciduous shrub from Korea that bears fragrant white spring flowers before its leaves appear. It is grown as an ornamental and is hardy to USDA Zone 4, so plant it in a sunny spot with well-drained soil.

Family
Oleaceae (Olive family)
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then once the soil surface dries out; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Moist but well-drained garden soil.
Temperature
Hardy to USDA Zone 4 (about -30 °C); protect young plants from late frosts.
How easy
Easy

About

Abeliophyllum, the miseonnamu, Korean abeliophyllum, white forsythia, or Korean abelialeaf, is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the olive family, Oleaceae. It consists of one species, Abeliophyllum distichum Nakai, endemic to Korea, where it is endangered in the wild, occurring at only seven sites. It is related to Forsythia, but differs in having white, not yellow, flowers.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Abeliophyllum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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