What are the other names for the pearlbush? This article will tell you

Pearlbush family and genus

Rosaceae, Exochorda

Other names for pearlbush

jianzihua, jiuhuotou, jinguaguo, Latin scientific name: Exochorda racemosa

Origin of pearlbush

Pearlbush originates from the Jiangsu and Zhejiang area of China, and is currently distributed in North China and Central China as well.

Growth habits of pearlbush

Pearlbush likes a warm and humid climate. It likes light but is also tolerant of shade, and it has strong cold resistance; it does not have high requirements for soil, and can grow in acidic soil, neutral soil, and poor soil. Of course, it grows more vigorously in fertile, breathable soil and has stronger sprouting ability.

Morphological characteristics of pearlbush

Pearlbush is a deciduous shrub, but it often appears in the form of a small tree. The plant can reach up to 5 m tall. The branches of pearlbush are hairless and angular, red-brown when young. The leaves are oblong or obovate, with rounded blunt tips, simple and alternate, with short petioles, and the underside of the leaves is gray-white; the flowers of pearlbush are bisexual, with obovate petals about 1.5 cm long, slightly blunt at the tip, and the calyx tube is bell-shaped.

Common varieties of pearlbush

Red-stalked pearlbush: this type has longer petioles, about 2 cm, and they are red, hence the name; the flower stalks are extremely short, almost stalkless.

Serrate pearlbush: its main feature is that there are sharp serrations above the middle of the leaf blade, and the young parts are slightly covered with soft hairs.