Fendlera

Read about Fendlera in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Fendlera (after Augustus Fendler, a German naturalist, botanical explorer of New Mexico). Saxi- fragaceae. Ornamental woody plant grown for its handsome white flowers. Deciduous shrub: lvs. opposite, short-pctioled, entire, 3-nerved: fls. solitary or rarely 2-3 at the end of short lateral branchlets; calyx-lobes and petals 4; stamens 8; ovary almost superior: fr. a 4-celled, dehiscent caps., with flat, oblong seeds.Two species from Texas to Mex. Allied to philadelphus, but differing in its 8 stamens and superior ovary. They are graceful ornamental shrubs with small, grayish foliage, covered in June along the slender, arching brancheswith graceful white fls., resembling in shape a Maltese cross. Hardy in New England, and growing best in a well-drained, sandy or peaty soil and sunny position. A very handsome and graceful plant for sunny rockeries or rocky slopes. Prop, by seeds or by greenwood cuttings under glass. Fendlera rupicola, Engelm. & Gray.To 4 ft.: lvs. linear-lanceolate or linear-oblong, 3-nerved, revolute at the margin, grayish tomentose beneath, 1/2 - 1 in. long: fls. milky white, 1 in. across; petals rhombic ovate, with distinct claw, spreading; stamens erect. Alfred Rehder. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Cornales Family: Hydrangeaceae Genus: Fendlera Engelm. & Gray
Species
Fendlera rigida - Stiff Fendlerbush Fendlera rupicola - Cliff Fendlerbush Fendlera wrightii - Wright Fendlerbush

Fendlera is a genus of shrubs in the Hydrangeaceae. They are most commonly known as Fendlerbush. The name Fendlerbush is also used for the closely related genus Fendlerella.