Staphylea colchica

Staphylea colchica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Crossosomatales
Family:	Staphyleaceae
Genus:	Staphylea
Species:	S. colchica
Binomial name
Staphylea colchica Stev.

Staphylea colchica (Colchis bladdernut Georgian: ჯონჯოლი) is an ornamental shrub in the Staphyleaceae family, which is native to western Georgia. Its name is derived from the western Georgian kingdom of Colchis.

This small tree (6–10 feet) is a rapidly growing deciduous species. It grows best in well-drained and partly shaded locations. Although it produces fragrant orange flowers and fruit, it spreads often by suckers.

References

• Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/11892. 

External links

• Staphylea colchica