Common name:Gas Plant
Family: Rutaceae, Rue
Height x width: 3-4' x 3'
Growth rate: slow
Foliage: alternate, dark glossy green, compound into 9-11 leaflets
Flowers: white or pink in early summer, terminal racemes 12" or more
Hardiness: zones 3-7
Soil: well-drained
Light: sun
Pests and problems: few
Landscape habit, uses: border specimen
Other interest: common name from fact on a hot, still evening "gas" from flowers and leaves can be lit with a match, lemon scent when leaves rubbed
Other culture: resents transplanting, prefers nights below 70ºF, may need support
Propagation: sow seeds in late summer and cold stratify, cuttings possible, hard to divide
Species:
albus (al-bus')--white flowers
fraxinella: albus var. purpureus
Cultivars:
| Cultivars, other taxa | species | flowers | other |
| var. purpureus | albus | mauve-purple, red veins | more common than species |
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