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DIPELTA
All Flower APR-MAY
Genus of 4 species of deciduous shrubs found in scrub and woodland in central and western China.
Flowers rather like weigela, with a light scent.
Further Reading....
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Deciduous - oval to lance-shaped leaves are produced in opposite pairs.
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Tall Shrub
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Full sun -
Partial shade -
Additional Features - Good to know - - grown for their peeling bark and fragrant tubular or bell-shaped flowers. -
Pests & Diseases - none. -
Place of origin - western and central China. -
Scented Plants - Scented flowers -
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Soil Conditions - Alkaline / Chalk loving -
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Fertile well drained soil
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Dipelta - Growing Guide
Buy Varieties of DIPELTA
DIPELTA floribunda >
Commonly known as: Rosy dipelta.
Fragrant weigela-like flowers which are pink flushed yellow at the throat. An underrated plant
DIPELTA ventricosa >
Spring flowering shrub with lilac-rose flowers that have curiously swollen bases
