Edgeworthia Akabana

Edgeworthia chrysantha commonly called paperbush or edgeworthia is a deciduous suckering shrub that typically grows to 4 6 tall and as wide. Despite having only 4 species in the genus agreement on which is which seems to change more often than some women change shoes.

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Edgeworthia plants are woody shrubs with thick spreading branches covered with a smooth burgundy bark that is peeled off and used by some asian cultures as paper. Exploding from unique tightset clusters a bevy of small waxy tubular blooms flaunt luscious tangerine orange shades and waft a pleasant fresh fragrance. Like its botanical cousin daphne edgeworthia produces extremely fragrant butterfly attracting flowers in the winter and early spring. Though there were few to no leaves existing the fragrance was wonderful.

My edgeworthia though not yet a mature specimen has already grown into a delightful shrub whose architectural form cinnamon colored stems and soft fuzzy leaves six inches or more in length are already making a statement in the garden. Oriental paper bush edgeworthia chrysanta. Other common names paperbush. Travel the world with a few trees and shrubs from chile with the stunning red flowers of embothrium coccineum to japan with sciadopitys verticillata and taste the surprising american pawpaw the enchanting smell of the cold hardy gardenia summer snow will also transport you.

Consequently i will be ordering for my own garden in tn. I have seen this bush only once gibbs gardens ball ground ga which was blooming in march 2016 while i was touring their daffodil gardens. Short stalked lanceolate oblong dark green leaves to 3 5 long and 2 wide are crowded near the branch ends. Edgeworthia flowers exude a sweet fragrance similar to daphne further enhancing their sunny disposition.

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