Edgeworthia Flower

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. The leaves turn buttery yellow in autumn after the first frost.

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ensemble Edgeworthia flower!!!

Soon the long slender leaves grow in turning the shrub into a mound of attractive foliage that can grow to 6 feet 1 9 m in each direction. Bright yellow flowers appear in round clusters on the branch tips like little suns so it s not much of a stretch. Edgeworthia chrysantha commonly called paper bush is a compact deciduous shrub that blooms in late winter through early spring. Although there is an orange red form edgeworthia akebono aka red dragon on the market it is unfortunately the non fragrant shorter diploid form.

The summer loving tree sheds its leaves in fall and late winter going through beautiful fall colors and grows new ones in spring. They exude a powerful perfume in the evening. Short stalked lanceolate oblong dark green leaves to 3 5 long and 2 wide are crowded near the branch ends. Edgeworthia chrysantha also known as the paperbush plant provides superb winter interest and fragrance.

In my year with the scott arboretum i ve enjoyed observing how this deciduous shrub progresses through the seasons. Edgeworthia flowers exude a sweet fragrance similar to daphne further enhancing their sunny disposition. It is native to woodland areas in the himalayas and china. Edgeworthia is a giant flowering shrub reaching up to 6 8 feet tall.

From The Garden Of Zen Mitsumata Edgeworthia Chrysantha Flowers