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Rosaceae
Pearlbush Flower
Exochorda racemosa
Pure springtime exuberance.
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Exochorda
- Native to
- China
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- deciduous shrub
- Height
- 200–400 cm
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- well-drained, slightly acidic to neutral
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 4–8
- Lifespan
- perennial shrub
Did you know
- The common name 'pearlbush' comes from the round, pearl-like flower buds that cluster along the branches before opening.
- The cultivar 'The Bride' is an RHS Award of Garden Merit winner, forming a graceful weeping mound of white flowers.
- It belongs to the rose family but looks nothing like a rose — its five-petaled white flowers resemble apple blossoms.
- The genus name Exochorda comes from Greek words meaning 'outer cord', referring to fibers in the fruit capsule.
- It was introduced to Western gardens in the 1840s by the plant explorer Robert Fortune.
Color meanings
White
unblemished joy and spring celebration