Leptodermis oblonga

Leptodermis oblonga, the baby lilac shrub, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, native to Mongolia, central China, and northern Vietnam.^[1][2] It is typically found growing in sunny situations on the slopes of hills, along roadsides, and in thickets.^[3] A mound-forming deciduous shrub typically 45 cm (18 in) tall and wide but reaching 60 cm (2 ft), it is hardy in USDA zones 5 through 8.^[4] There is a cultivar, 'Summer Stars'.^[5]

Leptodermis oblonga
Flowers
In a garden setting
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Leptodermis
Species:	L. oblonga
Binomial name
Leptodermis oblonga Bunge
Synonyms[1]
Hamiltonia oblonga (Bunge) Franch. Leptodermis chanetii H.Lév. Leptodermis mongolica Buhse ex K.Schum. Leptodermis oblonga var. leptophylla H.J.P.Winkl.