Exochorda racemosa
Pearlbush
Rosaceae

Located at side entrance to Home Economics Bldg.

  • leaves alternate, obovate to elliptic, with some minor serrations toward tip
  • leaves medium green
  • buds imbricate, oval, with scales that are fringed
  • stems thin, round, brown, with rough lenticels and ridges
  • flower buds are white, round and resemble pearls
  • flowers are white, in racemes, in early spring
  • fruit is a capsule that is winged and shaped like a turban
  • fruit starts green and proceeds to yellow and brown
  • habit is a multi-stemmed, fountain-like shrub
  • plant is loose, floppy and a bit messy with age

    View Exochorda racemosa page in the UConn Plant Database


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