What is the common name of Sorbaria sorbifolia? Let us get to know this flowering shrub

Other names for Sorbaria sorbifolia

Shan gao liang tiao zi, gao kai zi, ba ben tiao

Morphological characteristics of Sorbaria sorbifolia

Sorbaria sorbifolia is a shrub up to two meters tall with spreading branches; it has cylindrical branchlets that are green when young and turn dark reddish-brown or dark yellowish-brown when old; the winter buds are ovate, rather rounded and blunt at the tip, hairless or slightly pubescent at the apex, purple-brown, with several alternate exposed scales.

Sorbaria sorbifolia has pinnate compound leaves with about 11-17 leaflets, 13-23 cm long including the petiole and 10-13 cm wide, with the leaf rachis slightly covered in short pubescence; the leaflets are opposite, spaced 2-2.5 cm apart, lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, 5-7 cm long and 1.8-2.5 cm wide, with rather sharp tips and irregularly serrate or entire margins, 13 mm long and about 5-8 mm wide, slightly covered in short pubescence on the outside.

Growing habits of Sorbaria sorbifolia

Sorbaria sorbifolia is relatively cold-hardy and prefers semi-shaded locations. It grows well in well-drained sandy soil. It grows relatively fast and is a good summer-flowering ornamental plant.

The flower meaning of Sorbaria sorbifolia

Friendship, effort:

Sorbaria sorbifolia gets its name because its flowers look like pearls. It is pretty yet elegant, braving frost and snow. In autumn, when all other flowers have withered and the wind and sand are severe, it alone stands out in full bloom, becoming a beautiful symbol of strength and bravery, of being able to struggle against hardship, and is known as an inspiring companion.

In China there is a tradition of loving plum blossoms, planting plum blossoms and appreciating plum blossoms, regarding the plum blossom as a symbol of uprightness and integrity. Sorbaria sorbifolia blooms every year in July and August, with a captivating fragrance, becoming a beautiful sight in people's lives.