Life … Plants Vascular Plants Dicots Rockflowers, Bladdernuts, and Allies Bladdernut Family Bladdernuts Chinese Bladdernut species 53 observations Chinese Bladdernut Staphylea holocarpa Key traits Layer Shrubs Light Full sun Part shade Moisture Well drained Moist Soil Sand Loam Clay Habit Ascending Broad Plant type Perennial Shrub From NC State Extension. Close