Staphylea (Staphyleaceae) BSWJ11053

bumalda

A medium sized spreading shrub with greyish stems bearing trifoliate leaves, which we collected seed of in the Tottori area of south-western Japan in 2005. When the short racemose panicles of white flowers had transformed into curiously-shaped inflated seed capsules and the foliage was turning to red hues. Easily grown in sun or part shade in any type of drained fertile soil.