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'''''Staphylea colchica''''' ('''Colchis bladdernut''') is a [[ornamental plant|ornamental]] shrub in the [[Staphyleaceae]] family, which is native to southwestern [[Caucasus]]. This small tree (6-10 feet) is a rapidly growing deciduous species. It grows best in well-drained and partly shaded locations. Although it produces fragrant orange flowers and fruit, it spreads often by suckers. {{Inc| Staphylea colchica, Stev. (Hoibrenkia formosa, Hort.). Upright shrub, attaining 12 ft.: lfts. usually 5, sometimes 3, oblong-ovate, acuminate, sharply serrate, glabrous and pale green beneath, 2-3 in. long: panicle 2-3 in. long and almost as broad, on a peduncle 2-3 in. long: sepals narrow-oblong, spreading, yellowish white; petals linear-spatulate, white: caps. obovate, much inflated, 1 1/2 - 2 in. long. May, June. Caucasus.—Var. Coulombieri, Zabel (S. Coulombieri, Andre). Of more vigorous growth, with denser foliage: lvs. larger and longer-stalked; lfts. long-acuminate: stamens glabrous: caps. 2-4 in. long, spreading at the apex. {{SCH}} }} ==Cultivation== ===Propagation=== ===Pests and diseases=== ==Varieties== ==Gallery== <gallery perrow=5> Image:Staphylea colchica 01.jpg| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== <references/> <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__
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