Piptanthus nepalensis

Plant Characteristics
Origin:	✈	?

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	?"?" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water:	◍	?"?" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.

Scientific Names

Read about Piptanthus nepalensis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Piptanthus nepalensis, D. Don (Baptisia nepalensis, Hook. Thermopsis nepalensis, DC.). Shrub 6-10 ft. tall: branches downy: stipules small, connate; petiole 1 in. or less; lfts. glabrescent, lanceolate, 2-4 in. long, narrowed to both ends: fls. 12-20 in rather dense racemes; bracts large, deciduous; calyx downy, deciduous from the base; corolla yellow, 1 in. or more long: pod 2-5 in. long, 3-10-seeded. Temperate slopes of Himalayas, 7,000-9,000 ft., and in Yunnan. R.H. 1914, p. 9. G.C. III.43:178. J.H. III. 43:250. H.U. 1:260.—An attractive ornamental of the habit of laburnum. Flowers in May in the Middle States. Recently re-intro. from W. china; probably not hardy north of Washington, D. C. Prop, is by seeds sown in spring; if sown early in the greenhouse, the plants will sometimes bloom the same year; also prop, by soft-wood cuttings under glass in spring or early summer. ^CH 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.

Cultivation

Do you have cultivation info on this plant? Edit this section!

Do you have propagation info on this plant? Edit this section!

Do you have pest and disease info on this plant? Edit this section!

If you have a photo of this plant, please upload it! Plus, there may be other photos available for you to add.

w:Piptanthus nepalensis. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
Piptanthus nepalensis QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)

This article is a stub. You can help Gardenology.org by expanding it.