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Bladdernut

Staphylea Trifolia

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Overview

Staphylea trifolia, commonly known as Bladdernut, is a deciduous understory shrub native to North America. Growing 10-15 feet tall, it features trifoliate leaves and bell-shaped white flowers in spring. Its namesake bladder-like fruits add autumn interest. Preferring partial shade and moist soils, Bladdernut is excellent for naturalized areas. It‚Äôs low-maintenance, supports wildlife, and offers a delicate, airy structure to landscape designs. Zones 4-8.

Sun Full, Half, ShadeWater MediumZones 3–8Type ShrubClimate Temperate

Bladdernut (Staphylea Trifolia) — shrub for full or half or shade

Culture

Sun: Full, Half, Shade
Water: Medium
USDA zones: 3–8

Shape & size

Classification

Type: Shrub
Family: Staphyleaceae
Climate: Temperate

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Bladdernut (Staphylea Trifolia) — turning brown in late summer and persisting into winter

Bladdernut (Staphylea Trifolia) — Growing 10-15 feet tall, it features trifoliate leaves and bell-shaped white flowers in spring; loamy, image 50

Bladdernut (Staphylea Trifolia) — Preferring partial shade and moist soils, Bladdernut is excellent for naturalized areas

Bladdernut (Staphylea Trifolia) — commonly known as Bladdernut; which are a noteworthy feature for any client interested in seasonal interest

Bladdernut (Staphylea Trifolia) — shrub with white blooms

Bladdernut (Staphylea Trifolia) — white flowers in the garden; multi-stemmed shrub native to the woodlands of Eastern North America, image 94

Bladdernut (Staphylea Trifolia) — bladder-like seed pods form

Bladdernut (Staphylea Trifolia) — bell-shaped white flowers bloom

Bladdernut (Staphylea Trifolia) — <br><br>Hardy in USDA zones 4 through 8; though it thrives best in well-drained

Bladdernut (Staphylea Trifolia) — making it an excellent choice for filling in mid-level layers in a landscape design; each leaflet is ovate to, image 57

Bladdernut (Staphylea Trifolia) — drooping clusters of fragrant; bladder-like seed pods form, image 61

Bladdernut (Staphylea Trifolia) — multi-stemmed shrub native to the woodlands of Eastern North America; white flowers in the garden, image 55

Bladdernut (Staphylea Trifolia) — which are a noteworthy feature for any client interested in seasonal interest; commonly known as Bladdernut, image 87

Bladdernut (Staphylea Trifolia) — which are a noteworthy feature for any client interested in seasonal interest; commonly known as Bladdernut, image 63

Bladdernut (Staphylea Trifolia) — loamy soils.<br><br>Characterized by its opposite; growing 10-15 feet tall, it features trifoliate leaves and, image 59

Bladdernut (Staphylea Trifolia) — loamy soils.<br><br>Characterized by its opposite; growing 10-15 feet tall, it features trifoliate leaves and, image 83

Bladdernut (Staphylea Trifolia) — multi-stemmed shrub native to the woodlands of Eastern North America

Bladdernut (Staphylea Trifolia) — drooping clusters of fragrant; bladder-like seed pods form, image 109

Bladdernut (Staphylea Trifolia) — Its namesake bladder-like fruits add autumn interest; when mature, it provides habitat and food for native fauna, supporting

Bladdernut (Staphylea Trifolia) — This understory plant typically grows to a height of 10 to 15 feet with a similar spread; it‚Äôs low-maintenance, image 80

Bladdernut (Staphylea Trifolia) — With all these attributes; shrub for full or half or shade, image 93

Bladdernut (Staphylea Trifolia) — multi-stemmed shrub native to the woodlands of Eastern North America; white flowers in the garden, image 103

Bladdernut (Staphylea Trifolia) — shrub with white blooms; bell-shaped white flowers bloom, image 71

Bladdernut (Staphylea Trifolia) — though it thrives best in well-drained

Photographs by 16 contributors

Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Randy A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Hladac, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
A. Barra, CC BY 3.0 · source
Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Radio Tonreg from Vienna, Austria, CC BY 2.0 · source
JoJan, CC BY 3.0 · source
gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K, CC BY 2.0 · source
Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Marco Schmidt, CC BY 2.5 · source
Boris Gaberšček, CC BY 2.5 si · source
Doug McGrady from Warwick, RI, USA, CC BY 2.0 · source
Sten Porse, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Amos Oliver Doyle, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

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