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Common pearlbrush

Exochorda racemosa

Also called Common Pearlbush, Pearlbrush

Common pearlbrush
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0

A deciduous, upright to vase-shaped shrub with clusters of white flowers in spring. It is hardy and tolerant of a range of conditions once established.

Family
Rosaceae (Rose family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then mostly rely on rainfall except in long dry spells.
Soil
Well-drained garden soil; tolerates a range of soil types.
Temperature
Hardy in cold winters; protect young plants from severe frost.
How easy
Easy
Native range
C. Asia, S. Russian Far East to Korea and China
Climate
temperate

About

Exochorda racemosa, the pearlbush or common pearlbush, is a species of plant in the family Rosaceae. This species is mostly found in China and Japan.

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Pearlbrush

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Exochorda racemosa 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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