jet bead
Rhodotypos scandens
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterNeeds moderate soil
Size3 to 6 feet tall4 to 9 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Notes
Jet bead (Rhodotypos scandens) is a shrub for hedges, mass planting, and borders. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun, average moisture, and sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows fast and forms an arching mound of green leaves. White flowers open in spring and again in summer, so you get two rounds of bloom.
Pairs well with Tree peony, Anglojap yew, Mallow, and Carnaval De Nice tulip.
Native range
Japan and China.