Itea yunnanensis

Also Known As

Itea yunanensis

Plant type

tree, shrub

size

H: 8'-10'
W: 2'-4'

planting zones

6b-9b

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Itea yunnanensis plant details

Itea yunnanensis is a broadleaf deciduous or evergreen shrub or tree with green foliage. In spring and summer white flowers emerge. Features glossy texture. Grows well with sun - shade and regular water. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in average and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Itea yunnanensis

Plant type: shrub or tree
Plant family: iteaceae
Foliage: deciduous or evergreen green
Mature size: 2 FT - 4 FT - wide, 8 FT - 10 FT - tall
Flowers: white blooms in spring and summer
Uses: cutting garden, fragrant, hedge, yellow stems

GROWING CONDITIONS for Itea yunnanensis

USDA Zones: 6b - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - shade
Watering frequency: regular

Soil needs: average and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Seven inch slender arching stalks of powerfully fragrant, white, early summer flowers look beautiful cascading over the bright-green glossy foliage on this 6-10' shrub, cooler fall temperatures bring extraordinary pink, red and bronze colors to the leaves; a choice plant for hedge, border or specimen, and perhaps most lovely against a garden wall of fence where its form can shine. S/M (not dry)

By: Forestfarm

Still very rare in cultivation, but now a bit more widespread thanks to the late J. C. Raulston. Obviously native to Yunan and bearing large glossy leaves, this thing sure looks tropical, however I looked at a series of pictures on the web and it clearly has the ability to shed its leaves and go dormant and break good growth the following year. If you have a protected shady garden, this may be worth a try.

By: Arrowhead Alpines

Grows at altitudes of 3000 meters so may be more cold hardy than 6B) I know of at least one garden in 6B where it's lived since 2000. It does die back to the ground in 6B. Shrub or small tree from China. Young branches are yellow-green turning to brown with age. FRAGRANT blooms in racemes terminal, nodding to pendulous. Blooms are numerous, often 3-clustered and 7" long. Similar to Itea ilicifolia but this has narrower leaf blades, usually twice as long as wide with a more densely spinose serrate margin. Foliage is somewhat like a holly and evergreen in mild climates.