Rogers Trees and Shrubs - Xanthorhiza simplicissima Tree


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Xanthorhiza simplicissima. Click a photo to enlarge it. back to list

synonyms: Yellowroot, Zanthorhiza apifolia

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tree/shrub type: Broad leaved trees and shrubs

foliage: Deciduous

size: Low shrubs

leaf type: Composite leaves

flowering period: Spring

leaf colour: Leaves green, Leaves red/purple

plants for a purpose: Low growing/Ground cover plants

growing conditions: Plants for acid soils

Xanthorhiza simplicissima Marsh Syn. Zanthorhiza apifolia L'Hẻrit(Ranunculaceae) Yellowroot
Native of New York and West Virginia south to Florida and Alabama, in damp woods, scrub and by streams, flowering in April-May. Suckering deciduous shrub to 1 m, forming wide patches. Bark and roots yellow. Leaves purplish when young, colouring in autumn. Flowers 4 mm across. Moist acid soil; sun or part shade. Hardy to -20°C. Spring.

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