A Detailed Guide to the Distribution and Growth Habits of Exochorda racemosa

Family and genus of Exochorda racemosa

Rosaceae, Exochorda

Other names for Exochorda racemosa

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

Origin of Exochorda racemosa

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

Growth habits of Exochorda racemosa

Exochorda racemosa prefers a warm and humid climate. It likes light but also tolerates shade, and has strong cold resistance; it is not demanding about soil, and can grow in acidic soil, neutral soil and poor soil. Of course, it grows more vigorously and has stronger sprouting ability in fertile, well-aerated soil.

Morphological characteristics of Exochorda racemosa

Exochorda racemosa 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 Exochorda racemosa are hairless and angular, red-brown when young; the leaves are oblong-elliptic or obovate, with rounded blunt tips, simple and alternate, with short petioles, and the leaf underside is gray-white; the flowers of Exochorda racemosa 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 Exochorda racemosa

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

Serrate-leaved Exochorda racemosa: its main characteristic is that the upper middle part of the leaf has sharp serrations, and the young parts are slightly covered with soft hairs.