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Zabelia
integrifolia, a
deciduous shrub with gray-brown bark, inhabits limestone or
serpentinite areas, branching well to grow thick, to approximately
2m in height. Leaves are of opposite phyllotaxis, 1- 3 cm long, oval
to lanceolate-like oblong, with tips pointed, bases cuneate, margins
entire, and coarse hairs on veins on both sides and margins.
Petioles are 4- 7 mm long, and the pairs' grounds swell to merge.
New branch tips generally produce two light-red-tinged flowers with
peduncles 3-6 mm in length. Corollas are funnel-shaped, with floral
tubes measuring 1- 1.5 cm, and their tips are cleft into four parts,
opening flat. Bloom time: September-October. |