Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Red Dragon'
(Paperbush 'Red Dragon')
Family - Thymelaeaceae
Category - Shrub
Season of Interest - Spring, Winter
Hardiness - H4
Height - 1.5m
Width - 1.5m
Location - The Spring Garden
Description: A medium-sized Deciduous Shrub with a rounded, open habit. Deep blue-green leaves are oval to lanceolate in shape and emerge after the flowers. Umbel-like clusters of fragrant, tubular flowers are cross-shaped when fully open. Flowers are white on the outside and reddish-orange inside. The Blooms are produced from late winter to early spring at the tips of the branches.
Synonym - Edgeworthia chrysantha f. rubra
Flower:
Umbel-like clusters of tubular flowers that are cruciform when fully open are produced in February and March before the leaves emerge. Each bloom is white on the outside and reddish-orange inside. The flower clusters are fragrant and held at the tips of the branches.
Flower colour: Red, orange, white
Flower shape: Tubular, cruciform flowers in clusters
Flowering time: February, March
Foliage:
Blue-green, oval to lanceolate leaves are produced after the flowers emerge and are held in spirals at the tips of the branches.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Oval to lanceolate
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in a sheltered position in full sun to partial shade. Prefers rich, fertile soil that is moisture-retentive, but well-drained.