Dipelta consists of deciduous shrubs characterized by simple, opposite leaves. These plants produce solitary or clustered, fragrant flowers that resemble bells, typically blooming in late spring or summer.

Dipelta

Dipelta elegans

Dipelta floribunda is a deciduous shrub characterized by its lanceolate foliage and clusters of funnel-shaped flowers. The blooms are primarily creamy white, highlighted with a pink hue and featuring orange markings in their throats.

Dipelta floribunda

Dipelta floribunda 'Parviflora'

Dipelta floribunda var. wenxianensis

Dipelta ventricosa is a robust, bushy shrub that typically reaches a height of approximately 2 meters. It features narrow, pointed leaves that are a light green color. During late spring, this plant bears fragrant, trumpet-like blossoms, which display a pink or pale purple hue on the exterior and are white within, accented by deep orange markings. The heart-shaped, thin bracts persist on the shrub even as elongated, dark purple fruits begin to develop.

Dipelta ventricosa

Dipelta yunnanensis is a deciduous shrub that can reach heights of up to 3 meters. It features arching branches covered in pale brown, exfoliating bark. The leaves are glossy and lanceolate, measuring as much as 12 cm in length. This plant produces clusters of small, fragrant, funnel-shaped white flowers, which exhibit dark pink hues and orange markings in their throats. The fruit is encased in noticeable greenish-pink bracts.