Neillia sinensis: Country Or Region Of Origin
China
Plant Profile: Neillia sinensis
Names
Chinese Neillia
Phonetic Spelling:NEEL-lee-uh sih-NEN-sis
Genus:Neillia
Species:sinensis
Family:Rosaceae
Thrives in average, moderately moist, well-drained soil and prefers full sun to partial shade. It performs best with regular watering. Prune right after blooming and selectively remove older stems as necessary. To control unwanted spreading, eliminate suckers. This plant blooms on last year's growth and may struggle with summer heat in southern regions; it features exfoliating bark.
Neillia sinensis Feature Summary
Neillia sinensis Image Gallery
Tags
#showy flowers
#deciduous
#full sun tolerant
#shrub
#exfoliating bark
#partial shade tolerant
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Neillia sinensis Feature Summary
Attributes
Flowers
Delicate, whitish pink tubular flowers
Pink
White
Raceme
Showy
Long Bloom Season
Summer
4-5 petals/rays
Radial
Leaves
Leaves emerge purplish bronze in spring, mature to dark green and then turn yellow in fall.
Deciduous
Green
Gold/Yellow
Simple
Alternate
Elliptical
Ovate
Lobed
Doubly Serrate
1-3 inches
Whole Plant Traits
Shrub
Deciduous
Arching
Rounded
Medium
Medium
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
3 feet-6 feet
5b
5a
6a
6b
7a
7b
Stem
Landscape
Cottage Garden
Border
Small groups
Deer
Rabbits
Woodland
Bark
Peeling
Neillia sinensis Image Gallery
Neillia sinensis Attributes
Neillia sinensis: Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Neillia sinensis: Recommended Propagation Strategy
Division
Grafting
Layering
Leaf Cutting
Root Cutting
Seed
Stem Cutting
Neillia sinensis Flowers
Neillia sinensis: Flower Description
Delicate, whitish pink tubular flowers
Neillia sinensis: Flower Color
Pink
White
Neillia sinensis: Flower Inflorescence
Catkin
Corymb
Cyme
Head
Insignificant
Panicle
Raceme
Solitary
Spadix
Spike
Umbel
Neillia sinensis: Flower Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy
Neillia sinensis: Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Neillia sinensis: Flower Petals
2-3 rays/petals
4-5 petals/rays
6 petals/rays
7 - 20 petals/rays
asymmetrical petals
Bracts
Colored Sepals
fused petals
more than 20 petals/rays
Tepals
Neillia sinensis: Flower Shape
Bell
Cross
Crown
Cup
Dome
Funnel
Irregular
Lipped
Radial
Saucer
Star
Trumpet
Tubular
Urn
Wheel
Neillia sinensis Leaves
Neillia sinensis: Leaf Description
Leaves emerge purplish bronze in spring, mature to dark green and then turn yellow in fall.
Neillia sinensis: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Neillia sinensis: Leaf Color
Green
Neillia sinensis: Deciduous Leaf Fall Color
Gold/Yellow
Neillia sinensis: Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Neillia sinensis: Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled
Neillia sinensis: Leaf Shape
Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate
Neillia sinensis: Leaf Margin
Crenate
Crenulate
Dentate
Denticulate
Doubly Crenate
Doubly Dentate
Doubly Serrate
Entire
Lobed
Serrate
Sinuate
Undulate
Neillia sinensis: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Neillia sinensis: Leaf Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches
Neillia sinensis: Leaf Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long-lasting
Showy
Neillia sinensis Whole Plant Traits
Neillia sinensis: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Neillia sinensis: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Neillia sinensis: Habit/Form
Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping
Neillia sinensis: Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Rapid
Neillia sinensis: Maintenance
Low
Medium
High
Neillia sinensis Cultural Conditions
Neillia sinensis: Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Neillia sinensis: Available Space To Plant
12 inches-3 feet
12-24 feet
24-60 feet
3 feet-6 feet
6-feet-12 feet
Less than 12 inches
more than 60 feet
Neillia sinensis: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone
5a
5b
6a
6b
7a
7b
Neillia sinensis Stem
Neillia sinensis: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Neillia sinensis Landscape
Neillia sinensis: Landscape Theme
Asian Garden
Butterfly Garden
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Edible Garden
English Garden
Fairy Garden
Garden for the Blind
Native Garden
Nighttime Garden
Pollinator Garden
Rain Garden
Rock Garden
Shade Garden
Water Garden
Winter Garden
Neillia sinensis: Design Feature
Accent
Barrier
Border
Flowering Tree
Foundation Planting
Hedge
Mass Planting
Screen/Privacy
Security
Shade Tree
Small groups
Small Tree
Specimen
Street Tree
Understory Tree
Neillia sinensis: Resistance To Challenges
Black Walnut
Compaction
Deer
Diseases
Drought
Dry Soil
Erosion
Fire
Foot Traffic
Heat
Heavy Shade
Humidity
Insect Pests
Pollution
Poor Soil
Rabbits
Salt
Slugs
Squirrels
Storm damage
Urban Conditions
Voles
Wet Soil
Wind
Neillia sinensis: Landscape Location
Coastal
Container
Hanging Baskets
Houseplants
Lawn
Meadow
Naturalized Area
Near Septic
Patio
Pond
Pool/Hardscape
Recreational Play Area
Riparian
Rock Wall
Slope/Bank
Small Space
Vertical Spaces
Walkways
Woodland
Neillia sinensis Bark
Neillia sinensis: Surface/Attachment
Bumpy
Exfoliating
Fissured
Furrowed
Lenticels
Papery
Patchy
Peeling
Ridges
Scaly
Shaggy
Shiny
Shredding
Smooth
Spongy
