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Leptodermis oblonga, the baby lilac shrub, is a low, mound-forming deciduous shrub from Mongolia, central China and northern Vietnam, usually 45 to 60 cm tall and wide. It is grown for its neat habit and lilac-like flowers in full sun and well-drained soil.
Leptodermis oblonga, the baby lilac shrub, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, native to Mongolia, central China, and northern Vietnam.
It is typically found growing in sunny situations on the slopes of hills, along roadsides, and in thickets. A mound-forming deciduous shrub typically 45 cm (18 in) tall and wide but reaching 60 cm (2 ft), it is hardy in USDA zones 5 through 8. There is a cultivar, 'Summer Stars'.
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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.
