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| color = IndianRed
|familia=Oleaceae
| common_names = Korean Abelialeaf, White Forsythia
|genus=Abeliophyllum
| growth_habit = [[Shrub]]
|species=distichum
| high = 5 ft (1.5m)
|common_name=Korean Abelialeaf, White Forsythia
| wide = 5 ft (1.5m)
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| lifespan = [[Perennial]]
|habit=shrub
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|Max ht box=3
| features = Flowers, Fragrance, Naturalizes
|Max ht metric=ft
| hardiness =
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| usda_zones = 5-9
|Max wd box=6
| sunset_zones =
|Max wd metric=ft
| name = Abeliophyllum
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| image =
|origin=Korea
| image_width = 240px
|lifespan=perennial
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|exposure=sun
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|features=deciduous, flowers, fragrance, naturalizes
|flower_season=early winter, mid winter, late winter
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|flowers=red, pink, white
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=5
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|image=Abeliophyllum-distichum.jpg
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'''''Abeliophyllum distichum''''' ('''White Forsythia''', '''Korean Abelialeaf''') is the only species in it's genus of [[flowering plant]]s, in the family [[Oleaceae]]. It is [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] to [[Korea]], where it is [[endangered species|endangered]] in the wild, occurring at only seven sites. It is related to ''[[Forsythia]]'', but differs in having white, not yellow, flowers.
'''''Abeliophyllum''''' ('''White Forsythia''') is a monotypic genus of [[flowering plant]]s, in the family [[Oleaceae]]. It consists of one species, '''''Abeliophyllum distichum''''' Nakai ('''Korean Abelialeaf'''), [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] to [[Korea]], where it is [[endangered species|endangered]] in the wild, occurring at only seven sites. It is related to ''[[Forsythia]]'', but differs in having white, not yellow, flowers.
It is a [[deciduous]] [[shrub]] growing to 1-2 m tall. The [[leaf|leaves]] are opposite, simple, 6-10 cm long and 3-4.5 cm wide, pubescent both above and below. The [[flower]]s are produced in early spring before the new leaves appear; they are white, about 1 cm long, with a four-lobed [[corolla]]. The [[fruit]] is a round, winged [[Samara (fruit)|samara]] 2-3 cm diameter.
It is a [[deciduous]] [[shrub]] growing to 1-2 m tall. The [[leaf|leaves]] are opposite, simple, 6-10 cm long and 3-4.5 cm wide, pubescent both above and below. The [[flower]]s are produced in early spring before the new leaves appear; they are white, about 1 cm long, with a four-lobed [[corolla]]. The [[fruit]] is a round, winged [[Samara (fruit)|samara]] 2-3 cm diameter.
It is cultivated as an [[ornamental plant]] in Europe and North America.
It is cultivated as an [[ornamental plant]] in Europe and North America.
==Cultivation==
Prefers fertile soil with good drainage and full sun.
===Propagation===
By layering in the summer, or root either greenwood or semi-ripe cuttings.
===Pests and diseases===
Infrequent{{AHS}}.
==Species==
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==References==
==References==
*[http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/potd/2006/02/abeliophyllum_distichum.php University of British Columbia Botanical Gardens: ''Abeliophyllum distichum'']
*[http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/potd/2006/02/abeliophyllum_distichum.php University of British Columbia Botanical Gardens: ''Abeliophyllum distichum'']
*American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432
*American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432
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