Staphylea trifolia
Common name: Bladdernut
Large shrub with white bell-shaped flowers on panicles in May. The seed is a 1-1.5 inch bladder-like capsule. The capsule remains on the branch a month after the leaves fall. When shaken or blown by the wind, the seeds rattle in the capsule. Bladdernut does well in good garden soil with full sun to light shade. Yellow fall color.
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Plant Details
Plant type
Shrub
Soil type
Mesic (Not too Wet Not too Dry), Moist Mesic
Light exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun / Part Shade
Bloom period
Spring
Urban environment
Road-side/Salt Tolerant, Yards that Flood
Habitat
Floodplain, Moist Woods, Sandy Soils, Savannas, Woodlands
Growth form
Dence Growth Form, Shrubby/Clump, Colonizing / Spreading, Rhizomatous/stoloniferous
Growth rate
Slow
Flower color
Whitish
Fall color
Yellow
Size
- Mature height
- 8 Feet
- Mature width
- 6 Feet
- Max height
- 12 Feet
- Max width
- 10 Feet
Additional information
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