bladdernut
Staphylea trifolia
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size10 to 15 feet tall10 to 20 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, silt
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Bladdernut (Staphylea trifolia) is a shrub for borders, specimen planting, and rain gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry to moist soil of most types. It grows into a large, suckering shrub with drooping clusters of cream, bell-shaped flowers. The fruit is a three-chambered bladder that changes from green to yellow to brown. Bees and butterflies visit the blooms.
Pairs well with Sensitive fern, Black gum, and Aromatic aster.
Native range
Eastern United States.