Jetbead
Rhodotypos scandens
Rosaceae
Other names
Black Jetbead
Growth habit
Shrub
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Not Native to the Finger Lakes Region, Japan and Central China
Location
Mundy Wildflower Garden, Zucker Shrub Collection
Source of plant
Bailey Nurseries
Description
Mounded, loosely branched shrub with ascending, somewhat arching branches reaching 3'- 6' in height and 4'- 9' in width. Leaves opposite, simple, ovate to ovate-oblong, sharply doubly serrate, assuming a slight yellow tinge in fall. Flowers white, 1"-2" in diameter, 4-petalled, effective in late May. Fruit a 1/3" long, shining black drupe, held in clusters of 3-4, persistent through the winter.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5
Status
L3|SNR|GNR