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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 10 to 15 feet
Plant Spread: 10 to 15 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Other: Brown, dehiscent capsule
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem

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Common names
  • Pearlbush
  • Common Pearlbush

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Location: Southern Pines, NC (Maine and May Streets)
Date: February 18, 2023
Pearl bush #176 nn; LHB p. 502, 95-11-1, "Greek, external cord, r
Location: Southern Pines, NC (Maine and May Streets)
Date: February 18, 2023
Pearl bush #176 nn; LHB p. 502, 95-11-1, "Greek, external cord, r
Location: Southern Pines, NC (Maine and May Streets)
Date: February 18, 2023
Pearl bush #176 nn; LHB p. 502, 95-11-1, "Greek, external cord, r
Location: Southern Pines, NC (Maine and May Streets)
Date: February 18, 2023
Pearl bush #176 nn; LHB p. 502, 95-11-1, "Greek, external cord, r
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2017-04-27
Location: St Louis
Date: 2016-04-09
Location: southeast Nebraska 
Date: 2022-04-25
Spring Bloom
Location: southeast Nebraska 
Date: 2021-07-19
Pearlbush fruit
Location: Southern Pines, NC (Maine and May Streets)
Date: February 18, 2023
Pearl bush #176 nn; LHB p. 502, 95-11-1, "Greek, external cord, r
Location: southeast Nebraska 
Date: 2021-07-19
Pearlbush Leaves
Location: On the grounds of the Leavenworth, KS VA Hospital
Date: June, 2012
Pearlbush (Exochorda racemosa) 002
Location: On the grounds of the Leavenworth, KS VA Hospital
Date: June, 2012
Pearlbush (Exochorda racemosa) 003
Location: On the grounds of the Leavenworth, KS VA Hospital
Date: June, 2012
Pearlbush (Exochorda racemosa) 004
Location: On the grounds of the Leavenworth, KS VA Hospital
Date: June, 2012
Pearlbush (Exochorda racemosa) 001
Location: Kunming Botanical Garden, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
Date: August
Comments:
  • Posted by jathton (Oklahoma City, OK - Zone 7a) on Nov 2, 2019 11:48 AM concerning plant:
    Several friends, and a couple of professional horticulturists, have told me this shrub has a couple of weeks of flowering glory in spring... and otherwise it's just a big bush. Funny, I never hear them say anything derogatory about Forsythia, Quince, Azaleas, Wisteria or Lady Banks Rose... and they pretty much do the same thing.
    A large, irregularly shaped Pearlbush in full bloom is a marvelous sight. And if you are fortunate enough to see this plant in full bloom on a night with a full moon you are in for a great, springtime treat.
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