Thunder God Vine
Tripterygium wilfordii
Celastraceae
Growth habit
Shrub
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, Tibet, Myanmar
Location
Comstock Knoll and Rhododendron Collection
Source of plant
Instutute of Ecosystem Studies
Description
Shrub to 2 m high; branches long ascending-nodding, brownish green, densely punctate; leaves ovate, 10-17 cm long, long acuminate, regularly crenate, light green above, paler with a pubescent midrib beneath; flowers yellowish-white, 8 mm wide in up to 25 cm long panicles in June and July; fruits greenish-white, 15 mm long.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5