About
Corylopsis glabrescens is a spreading shrub that can reach a height of up to 5 meters. It features broadly ovate leaves that have a greyish hue on their undersides. In spring, it produces drooping clusters of small, bell-shaped flowers that are light yellow and emit a pleasant fragrance.
About the genus
Corylopsis consists of deciduous shrubs or small trees characterized by simple, serrated leaves. In early spring, they produce nodding racemes filled with small, typically fragrant, bell-shaped flowers that are pale yellow in color.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Partial shade
- Soil type
- Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- West-facing, East-facing, South-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 4-8 metres
- Spread
- 2.5-4 metres
- Time to full height
- 10-20 years
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden
- Native to
- Japan
- Fragrance
- Flower
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Will grow in acidic soil in a shady position but may need some protection as late frosts can damage the flowers
- Pruning
- Pruning group 1 immediately after flowering
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed sown in containers in autumn in an open frame, softwood cuttings in summer or layering in autumn
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to honey fungus in gardens where it is present but insufficient data to determine degree of susceptibility