Scientific Name:
Fallopia baldschuanica
Pronunciation:
fal-OH-pee-uh bald-SHWAN-ih-kuh
Common Name:
silver lace vine
Family Name:
Polygonaceae
Plant Type:
Shrub - deciduous, Vine - deciduous, Vine or climber
Key ID Features:
Leaves oval to nearly triangular leaves, up to 10cm long; florets white to pale pink, about 1cm wide, in drooping panicles; fruit a shiny black achene about 2mm wide. Winter ID: light brown, silvery stems; fruit may persist.
Habit:
Dense, Spreading, Upright
Form:
Climbing
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
7 - 10m
Mature Spread:
2 - 3m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China (China)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade, Deep shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Arbors or trellis, Screening
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Lustrous
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Oblong, Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Cordate, Hastate
Margins:
Crenate, Undulate (wavy)