PlantsShrubs & Vines
Bladdernut
Staphylea trifolia
Chicago-region native. Suited to zone 6a.
A native shrub with white bells and papery seed pods
EasyShrubs & VinesAlso Flowers
- Light
- Part shade–shade
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- 8–12 ft
- Spacing
- 8 ft
- Bloom or harvest
- Flowers Apr–May
- How it spreads
- Sucker shrub
- What to buy
- A container shrub.
- When to plant
- Apr or Sep
In the design
Understory privacy. North or east. The pods rattle. It suckers into a clump, which is the screen.
