About
Abeliophyllum distichum is a deciduous shrub that tends to sprawl, featuring slender branches adorned with dark green foliage. In spring, it produces racemes of fragrant flowers that resemble those of forsythia, measuring about 1 cm in diameter, and can be white or pale pink in color.
About the genus
Abeliophyllum consists of loose, deciduous shrubs characterized by opposing ovate leaves. In late winter or early spring, they produce fragrant flowers with four elongated lobes, which emerge from the axils and develop on the bare stems.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, South-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H6
Plant details
- Plant type
- Climber Wall Shrub, Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 1-1.5 metres
- Spread
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 10-20 years
- Suggested uses
- Patio and container plants, Mediterranean climate plants
- Native to
- Korea
- Fragrance
- Flower
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grows well in a sunny position although flowers and unripe wood may be damaged by frosts in late winter or early spring
- Pruning
- pruning group 5, or pruning group 13 if wall trained
- Propagation
- Propagate by softwood cuttings or layering in summer
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to honey fungus in gardens where this disease is present, but insufficient data to determine degree of susceptibility