Carolyn. Ann, I am glad to hear they are covering edgeworthia at Longwood now. I am sorry it has taken me two years to see your post. However it gets very hot here in the summer, 90 to 100 degrees routinely in July and August and there is usually a drought. There is basic information about the nursery along with catalogues and a place to subscribe to the blog. All the information that you need is on the right sidebar, if its not there just click the snowdrop banner at the top. Paper bush is a sweet-smelling plant with minimal upkeep. However, older plants do not need as . I have been hesitant to say that edgeworthia are indestructible because there arent many in our area, zone 6b/7. I really love so many things that bloom in the shade. I live in Vancouver Washington & have 3 Edgeworthias. edj-WORTH-ee-ah. Janet, Thanks for all that great growing information. Anne, I have never moved oneanyone can comment if they have. 'Grandiflora': The species with the largest flowers. Colin. Thats exactly what I wanted to answer. Though 0F have been recorded back in time. Plants reach about 5-6 feet tall. This coveted member of the Daphne family is prized for the clusters of glorious red-orange tubular blooms that form at the tips of bare stems in late winter. Young foliage is hairy or felted. Edgeworthia chrysantha. Outside, the world is encased in ice, but in the greenhouse, my sort-of, winter garden, rarely seen tender shrubs from China and South America are starting to bloom. Mine faces southeast with a wall and shrubs behind it so it is protected from winter winds. I just called my supplier, and they will have 10 for me in April if all goes according to plan. Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Red Dragon' paper bush. During the summer its shape and foliage give the impression that it is related to the rhododendron. Hello Edgeworthia lovers, Les, I agree, edgeworthia is an A+ plant that needs to become better known. (LogOut/ However, another example of a mature edgeworthia plant can be found in the Terry Shane Teaching garden and two very small specimens can be found in the Harry Wood Garden and south of Martin Hall. Edgeworthias leaves are large and tropical, and its bark is an unusual reddish-brown. Images. Edgeworthia chrysantha, commonly called paperbush or edgeworthia, is a deciduous suckering shrub that typically grows to 4-6' tall and as wide. Flowering can last four to six weeks. The Scott Arboretum plant has been in the ground since 2003, and I think Charless may be older because its much bigger. My Edgeworthia has always done this from the day I brought it home, it survived two terrible winters with only a few lost buds and I think it has grown a foot this summer. All the edgeworthias I have ever seen do that. Another reason for yellowing leaves is insufficient airflow. Edgeworthia buds in November as they start to expand. Germination still might need more time at varying temperatures. I hope something works for you soon. They are so beautiful. 'Akebono' may reach 8 ft by 8 ft in 10 years. I would love to hear from other readers who have tried Red Dragon. Jill, Jill, I have been thinking of you and wondering how your stay in India is goingso glad you checked in. It would help to know where you are. Last year however none of the buds opened. Carolyn. Thank you for the article! I do occasionally have to water it in a dry summer and I have it situated so it is protected from winter winds. There is only one other species in the genus that I know of, E. papyrifera, and it may be just a subset of E. chrysantha. Other data. I was also thinking about planting it in afternoon shade as I was worried for the scorching summer sun but then that would be a side open to the wind in winter, which I thought was the bigger problem, so I planted it in a sheltered from the winter wind but very sunny spot. Hope you are having a good winter! A welcomed sight in the winter garden, Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Red Dragon' (Paperbush) is a bushy, suckering, deciduous shrub, prized for its luminous, rounded inflorescences, 2 in. My 2 Edgeworthia survived a brutal 5B winter of extended -20s. I love the photos, Carolyn. Hopefully, itll be gone soon. Now I wish I had ordered a paper bush! I am obviously worried about hardiness, so winter protection is an issue. It is in dappled morning shade, a window of full sun in the mid afternoon, and shaded in late afternoon. It is not supposed to be as hardy. I have one and live in southern England. Loads of unique yellow flower clusters and large leaves that add a tropical flare to the garden, make Edgeworthia chrysantha a "must-have" specimen bush for shade gardens. Double Mint Gardenia (1) Dragon-eye Pine (1) Drops of Gold Japanese Holly (1) Dwarf Clumping Bamboo (1) Dwarf Crested Iris (1) Dwarf Florida Anise Tree (1) Dwarf Japanese Andromeda (2) Eco Minibox Azalea (1) Hi Carolyn! Carolyn, The Edgeworthia in my Wayne, PA garden was planted early last summer. My previous was around 50 feet from our door, but if the wind was right in March, the fragrance was apparent. This summer they will probably have to fend for themselves. Root system!? Hello, While the paper bush thrives in most pH environments, it is best in soil rich in organic materials. Throughout the winter the flower clusters are large, and silvery-white with a dense covering of white hairs. The mature bushes you have pictured, however, are gorgeous! Colin, I recommend that you read the comments on this post and a later post that I wrote on Edgeworthia called Edgeworthia Update to get pruning information given by edgeworthia growers all over the world. Others are starting to open their usual vibrant yellow, but the scent is diminished and the hummingbirds aren't so interested. It is not offered for sale up here by our suppliers and not grown at the tree and shrub nursery either. I think Cape Cod and southeastern PA are the same zone. I did lose one of those to a particularly bad southern winter once! But I guess we have a micro-climate factor that works against me, otherwise known as the whims of Mother Nature. During those cold periods, the shrub cant take up moisture and the buds dry out and eventually shatter without blooming. Hope that helps. Privacy Policy
I think its just part of the way edgeworthias grow. Joyce, That must have been quite alarming. I have concluded that edgeworthias are perfectly hardy in our zone. It formed buds on virtually all branches by Fall, but some appear to have shriveled in the cold of late winter, and none have blossomed yet. Carolyn. I even did a radical pruning (you might say chopping) on a giant one that outgrew its space and then moved it to entirely different conditions (from part sun moist to bone dry shade) and darned if the thing isnt regrowing beautifully from the bottom up! Publications. For me the yellow leaves are very noticeable because my tree is front and center in the front yard, so I fret about the yellow leaves too, but as long as everything else the tree needs is in correct order, I will just pick up the yellow leaves off the ground. Where are you located? However, mine sailed through our harsh winter with -10 F (10 degrees below our supposed zone low) and bloomed. It is a multi-stemmed shrub that forms an almost perfectly rounded umbrella shape of cinnamon colored branches. Carolyn on Edgeworthia [], [] is new to me. These are fast and large growers. Its in (what will be) high shade most of the day, some sun in the late afternoon. I bought one from you last spring and it did beautifully in the summer and fall, and late fall brought the tight white buds which I watched expectantly all through the winter. Standard 5.95; This shrub is deciduous so it will lose all its leaves in autumn, then fresh new foliage . So Im getting from this blog that I should prune more severely in the early spring (ouch, scary!)?? 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. By clicking Accept All Cookies, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Thank you to everyone. I am in zone 7a so not that far off from your zone. That said, Id run to buy one and not lose that year!!! Hank, Thanks for giving us the information about your plant. 1. Louise, You must have figured the comment problem out. There is an evergreen dogwood called something like Empress of China that might work. The individual florets are tiny, but a few dozen make up a 1-1/2 . Any of the shoots that come from the roots or base of the trunk I cut off too. I am struggling with site selection, but from the sounds of it this beautiful plant can thrive in sun and shade. Try calling Gardenhood, they may need to call you back (and they are closed until next week) but someone there should be able to find it for you if it's available! Leaf curl or drop occurs when plants are over-or-underwatered. Carolyn. We have very rainy season and very dry season and our weather is, most of the time, very hot. It grows against the house with Southern exposure (otherwise not particularly protected) and no supplemental water. Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Akebono' (aka 'Red Dragon' and 'Rubra') #1. More sun exposure means showier blooms. . Short-stalked, lanceolate-oblong, dark green leaves (to 3-5" long and 2" wide) are crowded near the branch ends. Anne, See my response to Joyce. I saw my first Edgworthia on a garden tour (Patterns?) Anne, I have moved medium sized ones without problems, but never a very large one, although I cant see why it would fail. Enjoyed the snowflakes on the page! Sold out. It is native to woodland areas in the Himalayas and China. Family: Thymelaeaceae. You have tubular flowers with longer tubes that pale faster. Another species of the paperbush is the Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Akebono,' also known as the red . I have a lose cover of pine needles close to the base and out to the drip line of the tree (it is now a very large shrub/treeit is about 2 and a half meters tall and as wide). Edgeworthias grow fast in SC! You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Carolyn. Are the leaves on your Edgeworthia exhibiting this behavior or are the leaves actually shriveling-up first and then falling off? Re: Edgeworthia as of today, with a late winter storm raging, I fear that the last of the buds on my shrub have withered, making this another year without the joy of experiencing it in full bloom. The leaves turn buttery yellow in autumn after the first frost. to see if it helps. Another amazing daphne relative this rarer form of the paper bush shrub has Crayon orange flowers rather than yellow. I can never decide whether the buds or the flowers are more beautiful. This well-branched shrub begins blooming in December, when it's nothing but a bare silhouette in the garden, and continues through the winter. I love edgeworthia in all its manifestations, but late winter when the buds start to swell has to be my favorite. [6] Edgeworthia chrysantha enjoys moist, well-drained soil in a sheltered, partially shaded position. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. How about fertilizers? Carolyn, Can I order for shipping 3 Edgeworthia chrisanthas from your nursery. Carolyn, I am about 50 miles south of ATlanta and have grown two edgeworthia for about five years. 15 Zone 8 Plant Ideas For The Lower South, How To Grow And Care For French Hydrangeas, How To Grow And Care For Osiria Roses (Hybrid Tea Rose), How To Grow And Care For 'Meyer' Lemon Trees, How To Grow And Care For 'Autumn Joy' Stonecrop, How To Grow And Care For A Christmas Cactus, How To Grow And Care For Common Honeysuckle, How To Grow And Care For 'Knock Out' Roses, Acidic to Neutral to Alkaline (6.0 to 8.0). My best guess is too much wetness, although there was no obvious ground saturation, and it sits on a slight down-slope. Carolyn. Perhaps some other commenters could help. Germination can occur over the spring, but sometimes seeds require more than 12 months of warm stratification. Mine gets morning sun only. This small genus of 2 or 3 shrubs in the daphne family hails from China and the Himalayas. Name City/State Email Phone Prod Type Availability; Youngblood Nursery Inc. Salem, OR: Email now: 503-390-8619: Container . Edgeworthia chrysantha is a deciduous shrub with dark green, leathery, single, alternate, lanceolate leaves, 3-5 in (7.6-12.7 cm) long. What zone are you? I, too, am ready to get one next growing season. Then, in late winter, they pop open to reveal pendant clusters of white tubular blooms on the outside, tipped with yellow. Edgeworthia chrysantha also known as paper bush is a collectors plant. + Edgeworthia chrysantha (Paper Bush) - 1 listing. After reading my postI can see I rambled and that I am very concerned about my lovely shrub. It can reach a height of 4-6 ft (1.2-1.8 m). Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Will see how it does I have high hopes! Edgeworthia 'Akebono' (aka 'Red Dragon') on . Basically I had to water it every day not to have the leaves droop. Carolyn, [] Carolyns Shade Gardens The silky hairs glow in the light, and the plant looks like it is covered with hundreds of silver flowerssimply breathtaking. This is if you havent guessed yet my single favorite plant. I have had edgeworthias in the southeast US (7b/8) for over 20 years now and have never lost an Edgeworthia chrysantha, even during several true drought years, no matter where I planted them, nor have I lost the blooms in any year. This spring was a hard one for my Edgeworthias on Cape Cod. This blog has been very helpful, thank you Carolyn. Keep in touch. The Hinkley plant, edgeworthia chrysantha, had much larger foliage and flowers than the Raulston Arboretum's edgeworthia papyrifera, combined with an incredible sweet floral fragrance. Sarah, I dont have a big sample but edgeworthia seems to be pretty tolerant of shade or sun. flowering Akebono cultivar which I planted here in my new home, a little farther east on Cape Cod. Remember that watering deeply once per week allows . I hope I never have to prune any more branches, it is such a gift in winter. Prune plant suckers away from the primary branch structure. Planting Edgeworthia chrysantha - Paperbush - In this video I plant a Edgeworthia chrysantha in my front yard. Maybe some of the people who follow these comments have tried edgeworthia from seed. Paper bush plants are low maintenance. Joy, I have noticed that the lower leaves turn yellow and fall off, but I didnt know it was that regular. One of the all-time favorite plants in our own gardens, Edgeworthia, also called Paper Bush, is a truly a multi-season color and fragrance factory. Divide a mature paper bush in mid to late winter to produce a new paper bush plant; dig up the root ball and separate at the roots into multiple plants. Martha, What time of year did you prune it and how much did you take off? But I would say that unless you are committed to serious pruning or a very large container, skip the container. Occasionally, paper bush plants are susceptible to earwigs when the soil becomes too damp. Unfortunately, ads on this page cause some problems the screen is jumping back to them, making it difficult to read and to write a comment. I know you have been busy, but did you see a post I did and linked to you? I avoid doing it in extreme heat or cold, and wait for it to bloom, but aside from that, prune freely. To all reports, it is less hardy and less floriferous. Keep its fragrant blooms nearby using the plant in a container on the porch or patio, facing south or west, to protect it from frost. Ive seen edgeworthia in a couple nurseries around here, and though the buds and blooms were beautiful, I thought the young plants looked awkward as they were basically a stick with a few measly little branches at the top. 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