Pileostegia viburnoides

Pileostegia viburnoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Cornales
Family: Hydrangeaceae
Genus: Pileostegia
Species: P. viburnoides
Binomial name
Pileostegia viburnoides
Hook.f. & Thomson

Pileostegia viburnoides (climbing hydrangea) is a species of flowering plant in the family Hydrangeaceae, native to India and eastern Asia. It is a slow-growing, self-clinging, evergreen climber eventually growing to 6 m (20 ft) in length, with long narrow leaves and dense panicles of creamy white flowers in late summer.[1]

The specific epithet viburnoides means "like a viburnum", though viburnums belong to a different family of plants.[2]

The species is valued in cultivation for its ability to clothe east- or north-facing surfaces, which can be problematic due to low light levels.[3]

References

  1. ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  2. ↑ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
  3. ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Pileostegia viburnoides". Retrieved 27 May 2013.
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