Exochorda x macrantha 'Bailmoon'
Lotus Moon Pearlbush
Deciduous shrub. Compact habit with arching branches. The clusters of flowers which terminate each shoot, are erect or horizontal, each one with 8 to 10 large flowers, well opened and unfolded, snow white flowers late spring early summer.
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Lotus Moon Pearlbush
Latin name
Exochorda x macrantha 'Bailmoon'
type
Shrub
family
Rosaceae
ph
5.5 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
1.20 M
1.60 M
Exochorda x macrantha 'Bailmoon'
Deciduous shrub. Compact habit with arching branches. The clusters of flowers which terminate each shoot, are erect or horizontal, each one with 8 to 10 large flowers, well opened and unfolded, snow white flowers late spring early summer.
Flowering Season
From Mid Spring TO Early Summer
Masses of white flowers spring - early summer
Planting Outdoors Spring
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Plant into a sunny site and water in well.
Propagation by cuttings
From Mid Spring TO Early Summer
Take soft wood cuttings in spring to early summer. Cleanly cut up to a 10 cm long stems, remove lower leaves and pinch the tip out, dip the stem into rooting hormone, fill a container/pot with suitable compost, make holes around the edge of it and plant the cuttings, water in well, cover with a polythene bag and place somewhere warm, lake the bag off twice a week to air the cuttings. Keep the cuttings moist until well rooted.Harden off when well rooted and pot on into individual pots increasing the airing to let the leaves to develop. Remove rotten, dying or dead cuttings regularly.