Is exochorda a climber?
Exochorda Macrantha ‘The Bride’ Trellis Climber It has arching branches bearing oblong light green leaves and is adorned with a mass of small white flowers in the spring. RHS Award of Garden Merit. Position: Plant in full sun to partial shade in well drained soil.
How do you look after exochorda?
Ensure that you have well-drained soil, rich and with lots of humus for a beautiful blooming. Exochorda loves very sunny spots but prefers part shade in regions where summers are hot and dry. Avoid drafty and windy spots to protect the blooming in spring. Proper mulch in summer will help it cope with drought.
How do you prune an exochorda?
Pruning: Prune the flowering stems to half their length after the Exochorda x macrantha ‘The Bride’ has finished flowering. This combined with removing older damaged shoots as required will increase the number of flowers produced in the following year.
Can you take cuttings from exochorda?
The easiest way to propagate exochorda is from softwood cuttings taken in mid summer and rooted on bottom heat.
Is Exochorda scented?
This deciduous/semi-evergreen shrub is ideal for brightening up your garden in winter and early spring. Fragrant, creamy-white flowers appear on almost…
Is Exochorda deciduous?
Commonly known as pearl bush, Exochorda x macrantha ‘The Bride’ is a hugely popular deciduous shrub, and with good reason. In late spring and early summer it’s awash with masses of pure white flowers.
Is Exochorda an evergreen?
This is an excellent, clump-forming evergreen perennial which produces masses of stunning, pale violet-blue, bell-shaped flowers in open clusters from July… Spectacular, upright spikes of richly-coloured, vivid violet-purple flowers are produced in abundance across the whole plant from June to October.
How tall does Exochorda the bride grow?
Height: 2m (6′). Spread: 3m (10′). Grow Exochorda in any moist, well drained fertile soil in sun or dappled shade.
When can I move Exochorda?
My advice is: don’t procrastinate another year. Deciduous shrubs are ideally moved in the dormant season from autumn through the winter (roughly October to March) when the ground is soft and damp, but not frozen.
What soil does Exochorda like?
Exochorda are best planted in moist, well-drained soil of chalk, clay, sand and loam within an acidic, alkaline or neutral PH balance. Locate your plants in an appropriate site that will accommodate its mature size. Dig a hole that is the same depth as the root ball and twice as wide so the roots can spread evenly.
Do bees like Exochorda?
A lovely spring flowering shrub. Arching branches are covered with pearl-like buds that open to pure white flowers in late spring through to early summer. Bee friendly flowers.
What shrub is called the Bride?
How fast does Exochorda the bride grow?
It is given as a guide but can vary dependant on several factors such as soil quality and position. For Conifers and Trees this may be the spread in 10-20 years, eventually the plant may exceed this.
What are the characteristics of grandiflora roses?
Grandiflora roses typically possess the qualities of both parental types. Classic large, showy blooms that may be borne singularly or clustered. Plants are generally large, vigorous and grow in a more upright habit than hybrid tea roses.
What is the scientific name of Exochorda racemosa?
E. racemosa ( Lindl.) Rehder (see text) Exochorda / ˌɛksoʊˈkɔːrdə / is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Rosaceae, native to China and central Asia (Turkestan). They are used as ornamental plants with the common name pearl bush, or pearlbush.
How many petals does a grandiflora have?
Rosa ‘Shreveport’ (Grandiflora Rose) is a tall, bushy, upright Grandiflora rose with large, 4-5 in. across (10-12 cm), cupped, button-eye, very full salmon-orange flowers (44 to 51 petals).
What is the difference between floribunda and hybrid tea roses?
Crosses between hybrid tea and floribunda roses. Grandiflora roses typically possess the qualities of both parental types. Classic large, showy blooms that may be borne singularly or clustered. Plants are generally large, vigorous and grow in a more upright habit than hybrid tea roses.