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Styrax faberi | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Styrax faberi

Styrax faberi

Low Maintenance

Genus: Styrax
Family: Styracaceae

About this plant

A small to mid-sized deciduous shrub with a bushy, branching habit and papery, slightly serrated oval green leaves that are tapered at the tips, and sometimes flushed pink when young. Produces small clusters of pendent, bell-shaped white flowers from late spring to early summer, followed by downy grey seed pods

Growing Information

Height

1.5-2.5 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ChalkLoam

AcidNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Thrives in moist but well-drained, loamy, acid to neutral soil, in full or afternoon sun. Provide shelter from cold drying winds

Pruning

Pruning group 1; flowers are produced on the previous year's growth

Propagation

Propagate by seed, by softwood cuttings in summer, or by grafting in winter. Seeds require a period of warm followed by a period of cold to germinate

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

Generally disease-free

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalGround Cover

Planting Places

Outdoor

Season of Interest

AutumnSpringSummer

Size & Characteristics

Height

1.5-2.5 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years