Heptacodium miconioides (Heptacodium miconioides)
Description
This rarely-grown Chinese shrub in the Caprifoliaceae family saturates the border of the Woodland Garden with a rich,honeyed scent in early autumn.The translation of its Chinese name of 'seven-son flower from Zhejiang' refers to how the five-petalled,star-shaped,waxy white flowers are typicaly borne in heads of seven.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Dipsacales
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Family: Caprifoliaceae
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Genus: Heptacodium
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