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Chloranthus serratus
Serrate-leaf Chloranthus
Plant Type:
SHADE PERENNIALSChloranthus serratus – Serrate-leaf Chloranthus is not commonly grown in the U.S. but is worthy of a spot in your woodland garden. Tiered opposite leaves ascend the stem with mid to late season terminal spikes of milk-white flowers composed of tiny spheres reminiscent in look and size of the sugary sprinkles that might stud a scoop of ice cream in the cone. When your gardening friends visit, point to it and bemuse yourself at the endless variety of quizzical expressions and unintelligible sputtering vocalizations as they try to name it. Plant in fertile, draining soil sited in morning sun, dappled shade but certainly protect from harsh noonday to mid-afternoon sun. Cutting grown.
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Characteristics and Attributes for Chloranthus serratus
Season of Interest (Flowering)
- Summer
Season of Interest (Foliage)
- Spring / Summer
Light
- Morning Sun / Afternoon Shade
- Dappled Shade
- Shade
Attributes
- Border
- Woodland
- Collector Plant
- Rock Garden
Growth Rate in the Garden
- Medium
Soil
- Fertile
- Draining
- Woodland
- Acid
Origins
- China
Propagated By
- Division
- Cutting Grown