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Disporum longistylum 'Shina no tsuki'

China Moon Solomon's Seal

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Shop Available Disporum

Item #: 7628

Zones: 6a to 9b

Dormancy:

Height: 18" tall

Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade

Origin: China

Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


This Japanese selection of the Chinese Disporum longistylum (not a disporopsis as it is often listed) makes a tight semi-evergreen clump of 18" arching stems, adorned with glossy, dark green leaves, each highlighted by a bright golden center. When used en masse, Disporum 'Shina no tsuki' (translated as "China Moon") brightens a summer woodland garden and makes a great textural contrast when planted near ferns. The clumps are topped in May (NC) with small, white, terminal flowers and followed in winter by dark blue-black fruit.