General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 9-10 feet
Plant Spread: 3-4 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Other: Deciduous in colder zones
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Underground structures: Rhizome
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Pollinators: Bees

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Common names
  • Rice Paper Plant

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Location: RHS Hyde Hall, Essex, UK.
Date: 2022-08-18
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2022-10-10
Location: Gulf Coast
Date: 2019-07-04
New leaf emerged
Location: RHS Hyde Hall, Essex, UK.
Date: 2022-08-18
Location: Gulf Coast
Date: 2019-06-25
Large leaf past it's prime. New leaf forming in front!

Date: 2019-06-23
Location: The garden at Sanabria
Date: 2014-07-06
That is a large Mechanix glove on a single leaf. Specimen plant t
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-10-10

Date: 2019-06-23
Location: The garden at Sanabria
Date: 2014-07-08
This plant was bought in a 3 inch square pot for about $4 from a
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-10-10
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-07-15

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