Pileostegia viburnoides
Family - Hydrangeaceae
Category - Climber
Origin - China, India, Japan, Taiwan
Discovered By - Introduced by Ernest Wilson
Year of Introduction - 1908
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Hardiness - H5
Height - up to 6m
Location - The Walled Garden
Description: A woody, Evergreen climber with self-clinging stems. Leathery dark green leaves are oblong to ovate-lanceolate in shape. Many small, star-shaped flowers are creamy white and have conspicuous stamens. The flowers are held in panicles with creamy white stems and produced from late summer into early autumn.
Flower:
Many small, creamy white flowers are star-shaped and have conspicuous stamens. The flowers are held in panicles with white stems and are produced in August and September.
Flower colour: White
Flower shape: Star-shaped flowers in panicles
Flowering time: August, September
Foliage:
Leathery dark green leaves are oblong to ovate-lanceolate in shape. The leaves are held in opposite pairs on the self-clinging, climbing stems.
Foliage Senescence: Evergreen
Foliage Shape: Oblong to ovate-lanceolate
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in sun or shade in fertile, well drained soil. Requires some form of support.