Taxon

Adina rubella

 
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Adina rubella - glossy adina
Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: glossy adina
Family: Rubiaceae (madder family)
Distribution: China and Korea
Habitat: Wet sites at streamsides, riversides, and sand beaches; below 100-600 m.
Hardiness: USDA Zone 6
Life form: Deciduous shrub/Subshrub
Comments: An unusual deciduous shrub, typically a dieback that’s related to buttonbush. Cut back each year you can expect it to be about 3' by 3' by end of year. The small leaves in summer are very glossy. Flowers in late summer with small, round white clusters that resemble small "sputniks."
Links: • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • The Plant List

Locations

  • 1: PCA: BU17 (BU17) • Accession: D1999-0206.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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