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Chionanthus henryae

Chionanthus henryae is a small tree in the olive family, native to the southeastern United States, found in Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Arkansas. It is grown as an ornamental and, like its relatives, is best kept in a sunny spot with well-drained soil.

Family
Oleaceae (Olive family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then allow the top of the soil to dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Moist, well-drained loam or sandy soil, slightly acidic to neutral.
Temperature
15–30 °C; hardy to about -15 °C, protect young plants from hard frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SE. U.S.A.
Climate
subtropical

About

Chionanthus henryae is a species of flowering plant in the family Oleaceae. It is native to the southeastern United States. It has been reported from Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas. Species is named for Mary Henry, an avid plant collected who collected many thousands of specimens, including the type of this species (from Okaloosa County, Florida in 1941).

Other Chionanthus plants

Chionanthus albidiflorus · Chionanthus balgooyana · Chionanthus callophylloides · Chionanthus callophyllus · Chionanthus cordulatus · Chionanthus crassifolius · Chionanthus crispus · Chionanthus curvicarpus · Chionanthus evenius · Chionanthus globosus · Chionanthus havilandii · Chionanthus kinabaluensis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Chionanthus henryae 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.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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