Alangium — 3 species
Botanical species in the genus Alangium recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Alangium chinense
Alangium chinense
Family: Cornaceae
Cultivation
Alangium chinense is a plant mainly of subtropical and tropical climates - it is unlikely to be hardy outside of the mildest regions of the temperate zone. The plant is not very frost tolerant, but although top growth will be killed back in all but the mildest winters, the plant will usually resprout again from the base in the spring and will then usually flower in the summer. Forms obtained from the more northery limits of its range, and from higher elevations are more likely to succeeds in the temperate zone.
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Alangium platanifolium
Alangium platanifolium
Family: Cornaceae
Cultivation
A plant mainly of the warm temperate to subtropical zones, succeeding at higher elevations in the tropics. It has soft, pithy stems and these are often cut back by frosts in colder areas. Hot summers are likely to ripen the wood more fully and make the plant less susceptable to frost damage.
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Alangium salviifolium
Alangium salviifolium
Family: Cornaceae
Cultivation
Succeeds in any moderately fertile, well-drained soil and requires a position in full sun.
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