Corylopsis sinensis var.sinensis
Family - Hamamelidaceae
Category - Shrub
Origin - Central and Western China
Year of Introduction - 1909
Season of Interest - Spring
Hardiness - H5
Height - up to 4m
Width - up to 4m
Location - The East Border
Description: A large, Deciduous Shrub with an upright, spreading habit. Mid to dark green leaves are obovate to oblong in shape with finely toothed margins. Scented pale yellow flowers are bell-shaped and produced before the leaves emerge in spring. The flowers are held in pendent Racemes on the bare branches and are produced from early to mid-spring.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Synonym - Corylopsis willmottiae
Flower:
Fragrant, bell-shaped flowers are pale yellow and produced in pendent racemes from March through April.
Flower colour: Yellow
Flower shape: Bell-shaped flowers in racemes
Flowering time: March, April
Foliage:
Obovate to oblong leaves are dark green on the upper surface, blue-green and woolly on the undersides. Leaves emerge after the flowers are produced in early spring. The leaves are Alternately arranged on the branches.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Obovate to oblong
Propagation:
Seed, cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun or partial shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained. Prefers a soil that is neutral to acidic in pH.