• Photo by: Rick Cantrell, Magnolia Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Rick Cantrell, Magnolia Chapter FNPS

Staphylea trifolia

American bladdernut

Nomenclature

Common Name:

American bladdernut

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Staphylea trifolia

Family:

Staphyleaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

shrub

Size:

10-15 (25) ft tall by 10-12 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white

Fruit Color:

brown

Phenology:

deciduous

Noted For:

Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Moist site garden though will tolerate drier. Perhaps best used as a background shrub or a hedge. Mildly showy flowers. Interesting fruits.

Considerations:

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Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -to- Not wet but not extremely dry

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Clay, Loam

Soil pH:

Adaptable

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators

Attracts bees.

Native Habitats:

Floodplains, moist deep woods, thickets.

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General Comments:

This plant is listed as Endangered in Florida where the southern limit of its range barely makes it into the state.