Holodiscus discolor

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Holodiscus discolor in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Holodiscus discolor, Maxim. (Spiraea discolor, Pursh. Sericotheca discolor, Rydb.). Fig. 1846. Shrub, to 20 ft., with slender, arching branches: lvs. ovate or oblong, truncate or narrowed at the base, pinnately lobed, lobes dentate or nearly entire, usually glabrous above, pubescent or tomentose beneath, ½ -3 in. long: fls. creamy white, small, in ample drooping panicles 3-9 in. long. July. Brit. Col. to Calif., east to Idaho and Mont. Gn. 45, p. 56; 47, p. 188; 49, p. 104; 50, p. 278; 63, p. 195; 74, p. 41; 76, p. 556. G.C. III. 25:21; 32: suppl. Oct. 11. G.W. 8, p. 302. G.F. 4:617. G. 25: 363. B.R. 1365. R.H. 1906, p. 440.—The typical form has the Iva. whitish tomentose below; var. ariaefolius, Aschers. & Graebn. (Spiraea ariaefolia, Sm.), which is the commonly cult, form, has the lvs. grayish green and pubescent below. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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