This summer they will probably have to fend for themselves. Do you have that experience or do you water them? Not only did it make it, it has flourished and I will have to prune again this winter! If you want to do mail order, all of mine came from here: https://nurcar.com/collections/woodies-e/products/edgeworthia-chrysantha-winter-gold. If you want to return to my blogs homepage to access the sidebar information (catalogues, previous articles, etc.) Does scent travel in the air and to what distance??? I think protection from winter winds is the most important consideration. My photos of the whole plant do not do justice to how gorgeous it is, but as I reviewed the on-line literature, I realized that everyone has this problem. 5 Classification Expand this section. It is not offered for sale up here by our suppliers and not grown at the tree and shrub nursery either. Its leaves are dark green and it is covered with healthy buds. Carolyns Shade Gardens is a retail nursery in Bryn Mawr, PA, U.S., zone 6b/7a. We get so attached to our plantsor is it just me? At least now I think we know they are definitely hardy here. Edgeworthia is in the same family as daphne and has even occasionally been called yellow daphne. Thank you! Perfect as a specimen plant, for shrub borders, foundation plantings, or containers. I dont care so much about the unattractive quality, I just dont want to lose one of my favorite shrubs of all time!! Make a cut just above a bud that faces outward. Please note that some applications and/or services may not function as expected when translated. Genus: Edgeworthia Named for M.P. Edgeworthia is native to the Himalayas, China, and Japan. We have very hot summers here, 90 to 100 degrees F, and it didnt rain for a lot of July, August, and September. Only plants will be removed from the collection. I dont have a recommended mail order source. If you provide us with your name, email address and the payment of a modest $25 annual membership fee, you will become a full member, enabling you to design and save up to 25 of your garden design ideas. This photo was taken in September and the highly ornamental buds have formed but have not yet expanded. Anu, I dont have rabbits so am not sure what they will bother. Read up on some of our favorite shrubs and remember, this is only a smattering of the variety of shrubs we carry all year long! Beautiful. It is widely grown in Japan to make paper, hence the common name. Lourdes, Are you local because I am not mail order? After leaves have fallen, bare branches host silver-hair covered flower buds that according to one observer, look like mouse toes. The previous commenter was intent on trying it in Michigan so I just told him what I would do if I wanted to grow a plant thats outside my zone. I have found it to be drought tolerant after the first year, unless we are in a bad drought situation. I am going to try propogating from cutting soon but have heard its virtually impossible to do. I am so glad that readers treat these comments like a forum and answer each others questions. I should have taken it out of the container last year. Edgeworthia is best in light to moderate shade, in soils with lots of organic matter. Liane, thanks for commenting on pruning. My neighbor has the same problem. This 6-to-8-foot mounding shrub is a shrub for all seasons. The foliage is beautiful! I bought 2 at the Scott sale last year, one of the species and one Red Dragon. Consumer and Community Horticulture Professor and Extension Specialist, N.C. It flowers on old wood so you would want to prune it right after it blooms. I think its just part of the way edgeworthias grow. As to size, papyrifera may go well over 6x6 in time, as I have one that is there in 6 years (in half sun). For example a kiwi struggles here!!! I had never heard of Edgeworthia before (relatively new gardener) thats a beautiful looking shrub. You will love your edgeworthia eventually. Carolyn. I still wish I could figure out why the older leaves yellow all during the season and fall off, that is the only thing that worries me. You could try Paxson Hill Farm in New Hope. 1 Names and Identifiers. Anne, I have moved medium sized ones without problems, but never a very large one, although I cant see why it would fail. Both composted hardwood and ground pine bark suppress root rot. What zone are you in? I have never fertilized an edgeworthia Its such an unfussy plant and grows for me in full sun or full shade. Can I get on the list for an edgeworthia in April? And maybe more rootgrow, the fungi creating an addit. Tony Avent, among many authorities, now suggests that there is really only one species: E. chrysantha. I am in zone 7a so not that far off from your zone. I never water mine and it thrives. or to subscribe to my blog, just click here. So I am encouraged to try an edgeworthia. Rob Ripma Male lesser goldfinch in south Texas. Carolyn. Happy Winter, Emily, I too find Edgeworthia to be a very hardy plant. Carolyn. I think I may let one in a lesser seen part of my garden go multi-stemmed since the stability of the single stem as it ages on a slope may become an issue. I was so happy to read that edgeworthia is kin to Winter Daphne. In January, white flower buds begin opening to wonderfully fragrant, golden-yellow, honeysuckle like flowers densely packed in round clusters that continue to April. The individual florets are tiny, but a few dozen make up a 1- to 2-inch cluster of beautiful yellow flowers. What zone are you? Superb in shape and form, Paperbush is a wonderful plant to combine with shade-tolerant evergreens and wildflowers. Try These Other Edgeworthia Varieties. I am in zone 7B (North Carolina foothills). And the blooms are the white (in my case) flowers early in the spring/late winter? The Edgeworthia was also starting to lean forward and with any hurricane it could have tumbled overI am in zone 7B. How quickly does it grow? For the first couple of years after planting my Edgeworthia, I fretted over the yellowing leaves, but as Carolyn noted, thats what they do. No, I dont. Edgeworthia chrysantha (compact form) Golden Paper Bush from China Edgeworthia chrysantha (pink throat) from China Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Winter Gold' from China Edgeworthia papyrifera 'Eco Yaku' from Japan Edgeworthia papyrifera (melon) But one must be out in the winter garden to experience. If the shrub has really outgrown its original spot, then I would move it and hope for the best because what choice do you have? I would have a hard time giving mine up, they are so beautiful and fragrant. Carolyn, do you think mine might be struggling because it was brought from England which has a much wetter climate. Notes: Every word that appears in orange on my blog is a link that you can click for more information. What made it so helpful? There are several varieties of Edgeworthia, including: Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Nanjing Gold', with yellow flowering; Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Akebono' or 'Red Dragon', with red-orange blooming, a more supple port, and less graphic than 'Nanjing Gold' or the species type. I live in MD, and my garden is fenced against deer, but we do have a resident bunny. I also prune an entire branch if needed because the shape of mine is open, symmetrical, and I want it to stay that wayI dont want a bush. The fragrance is a bit like gardenia with a slightly spicier element. Its in (what will be) high shade most of the day, some sun in the late afternoon. In fall, leaves drop to reveal a beautifully . I could not imagine a garden of mine without this A+ plant. I have often left mine which are in all possible sun and shade conditions during blazing hot, dry July or August for a week to ten days with no ill consequences. Learn how your comment data is processed. Carolyn. As always, Carolyn, you provide such fascinating information on plants! Wish I could see your garden. The flowers are beginning to open-thanks Carolyn:), Robin, Camellia x Winters Joy is a gorgeous plant too. Aside from its many attractions for us, I can report that deer have not found it so. Clicking on the translation link activates a free translation service to convert the page to Spanish. This well-branched, well-formed shrub begins forming its silvery buds in late summer into fall, adding interest to your fall garden. My compost just happens to be composed of thoroughly decomposed leaves. We dug them & placed them in the woods where they merely survived for several years. Martha, What time of year did you prune it and how much did you take off? Janet, Thanks for all that great growing information. Foliage: Deciduous, alternate, simple, narrowly oblong, dark greenish blue. Root system!? Anne, See my response to Joyce. There is also a cultivar with orange flowers called Red Dragon or Akebono which I covet but is also not hardy. Grows 6' x 6', sun, part shade, shade, Z6b. Edgeworthia will naturally grow as a multi-stemmed shrub, but looks best when pruned into a single-trunked mini-tree. Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Nanjing Gold' | plant lust The mature bushes you have pictured, however, are gorgeous! Edgeworthias buds start to open at the beginning of March in our area and as early as January in the south. Your data will be helpful to southern gardeners. The seed might germinate in the spring, though it could take another 12 months. I keep a regular Daphne in a pot so I can move it around and protect it over winter until it grows some. That said, Id run to buy one and not lose that year!!! It is in a protected location, with morning sun, well mulched with my compostbut no mulch on the trunk, kept evenly moist, and the planter drains well. Anna Evans We no longer sell shrubs so I havent been looking for edgeworthias. [4] Species [ edit] Species list from both GRIN [5] and ThePlantList [6] Hello Edgeworthia lovers, The only caveat I might add, since you are in Bulgaria, is to be certain the plant you get is the large leaved Edgeworthia chrysantha and not the smaller leaved Edgeworthia papyrifera (if that is even still available in the trade). Carolyn. Do you think providing some shade from a big umbrella or cover and covering the area around the trunk with stones would help the leaves not shrivel? I saw my first Edgworthia on a garden tour (Patterns?) Edgeworthia chrysantha flower. We had no rain and high temperatures from August 1 through most of September last year, and I didnt water my edgeworthiait thrived. Edgeworthias have supple, bendy and papery bark with dark green obovate leaves. Most sources say that edgeworthia grows in light to partial shade and requires moist, fertile, well-drained organic soil with supplemental water in summer. It is in moderate shade in the summer, under trees. The cold hardy camellia varieties work fine here, and the April Series are great. Carolyn. Whatever plant youre writing about I want to have it! I recall seeing similar on my previous edgeworthia. Hopefully, itll be gone soon. Life always gets in the way of gardening. Dont over or under water and it will likely be fine. I didnt think it would be hardy farther north than zone 7. I am in SE Michigan also, so it would be interesting to compare notes. Hello Nikolay, My 2 Edgeworthia survived a brutal 5B winter of extended -20s. Edgeworthia chrysantha, also known as the paperbush plant, provides superb winter interest and fragrance. In the summer you might mistake it for rhododendron. Carolyn, Can I order for shipping 3 Edgeworthia chrisanthas from your nursery. Fragrant gold flowers in February and big lush green leaves. Comments are never full. In January, white flower buds begin opening to wonderfully fragrant, golden-yellow, honeysuckle like flowers densely packed in round clusters that continue to April. Please give him my best and tell him I agree, although I could never use the word favorite, definitely top 5. The small, yellow, strongly fragrant, pendant flowers hang in clusters from the bare branch tips from February to April. Our Edgeworthia is about 9 years old now, and last year and this, many of the upper leaves have become shriveled and unattractive, and then die back. I keep trying to find time to read blogs and have barely kept up with my emails. The lesser goldfinch has a larger range and is more common. This shrub grows in zones 7 to 10, and in protected areas of Zone 6. Carolyn what a magical shrub..those silky tassel flowers have always made me want to touch themI have never seen it in flower but it is exotic lookingthis is indeed a very special shrub to grow. Por favor, tenga en cuenta que algunas aplicaciones y/o servicios pueden no funcionar como se espera cuando se traducen. Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame. Each time new leaves form at the top of a branch, a lower leaf turns yellow and drops off, it does this all summer long. My Edgeworthia plant is healthy, but I notice the bottom leaves are turning yellow, do I need to fertilize or is this natural to the species? I am to apply some healthy soil bacteria roo to lower the transplant. The branch would have become damaged from rubbing on the house and I did not want that. To all reports, it is less hardy and less floriferous. During those cold periods, the shrub cant take up moisture and the buds dry out and eventually shatter without blooming. It eventually reaches 7 feet high and wide and makes a nice stand-alone specimen or back-of-the-border choice. Les, I agree, edgeworthia is an A+ plant that needs to become better known. If there are any left I would like to try one in southeast Michigan zone 6 (now changed from zone 5) and will grow it in a protected place, maybe in a area that Japanese maples would like. Edgeworthias grow fast in SC! drooping its leaves in afternoon sun. Even now in November its leaves are droopy and in summer they were shrivelling and drying completely. Colin. These seeds were collected from Edgeworthia chrysantha, also known as Oriental paperbush, and mitsumata. I need to prune it but dont know when to prune because I love it in all seasons. For immediate help or to order plants call 919-772-4794, 8-5 M-F (ET). Planting in a protected location is often recommended, and all the plants I have seen are in protected spots, but I dont know if this is necessary. I have never seen anything like it! Protect from strong winds. Lee Lee, Thank you so much for your extensive comment. I would just have to goggle it. Should it adapt with time? Molly, If your edgeworthia forms buds, but they dont open, then you must be experiencing extreme cold during the time the buds are on the plants, late fall to late winter. Plants growing in too much sun will need supplemental watering during summer. Stress. You dont have to worry about missing the scent of the blooms, but you may want to plant it within reach of passersby because the foliage invites handling. So, my question is should I rather plant it on the East side of the house with afternoon shade or on the south side under the semi shade from grape vines??? Mine are more exposed than other local plants so we will see. It was amazing, and it was a shrub I had never heard of.
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