1. Home
2. Schizophragma hydrangeoides

Schizophragma hydrangeoides

Botanic Family

Hydrangeaceae

Author

Siebold & Zuccarini

Common Names

• Japanese Hydrangea Vine
• Iwagarami (Japan)

Geographical Habitats

• Hokkaido
• Honshu
• Kyushu
• Shikoku - Japan
• Korea

Natural Habitats

• Montane woodland and thickets

Flowering Times

• Mid-Summer
• Jun-Jul (Japan)

Fruiting Times

Woody deciduous root-climber with toothed nearly glabrous leaves to 120mm x 120mm, many-flowered inflorescence to 300mm across, white 60mm sterile bracts around slightly fragrant small fertile flowers with petals 2mm long, longitudinally ribbed capsules to 8mm long

Further References

• Rehder 1934
• Bean 1950
• Menninger 1970
• Bailey 1976
• Krussmann 1976
• van der Spuy 1976
• Huxley 1992
• Nicholls 1995
• RHS A-Z
• GWC 1997
• Bodkin
• The Plant List 2
• FOJ