Exochorda racemosa

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<i>Exochorda</i> <i>racemosa</i> visionspictures.com
<i>Exochorda</i> <i>racemosa</i> visionspictures.com
<i>Exochorda</i> <i>racemosa</i> visionspictures.com

Synonyms

Amelanchier racemosa, Exochorda × macrantha, Exochorda alberti, Exochorda grandiflora, Exochorda korolkowii, Exochorda serratifolia var. pubescens

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A deciduous shrub up to 4m high, with arching stems and narrowly obovate green leaves to 7cm long, sometimes serrated at the tips. Produces upright clusters of relatively large, pure white flowers from rounded buds in spring

Position

Full sun, Partial shade

Soil Types

Clay, Loam, Sand

Max Height

2.5-4 metres

Max Spread

2.5-4 metres

Size

Time to Maturity
5–10 years
Max Spread
2.5-4 metres
Max Height
2.5-4 metres

Growing Conditions

Clay Loam Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained
pH
Acid or Neutral

Position

Full sun Partial shade
Aspect
East–facing or North–facing or South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

  • H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
  • H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
  • H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
  • H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
  • H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
  • H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
  • H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
  • H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
  • H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)
H6

Colour & Scent

Season Stem Flower Foliage Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family
Rosaceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Bushy, Spreading branched
Genus
Exochorda are bushy deciduous shrubs with simple, pale green leaves and saucer-shaped, 5-petalled white flowers in terminal racemes in spring or summer
Name Status
Correct
Plant Range
China

How to Grow

Cultivation

Grow in fertile, moist but well drained soil, in sun or dappled shade. Good as a specimen plant or in a shrub border. Does not do well on shallow chalk.

Propagation

Propagate by seed, sown in a seedbed in autumn, or by softwood cuttings in summer

Suggested planting locations and garden types

  • City and courtyard gardens
  • Cottage and informal garden
  • Flower borders and beds

Pruning

pruning group 2, after flowering

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

May be susceptible to honey fungus (rarely)