About
Corylopsis pauciflora is a slow-growing, medium-sized deciduous shrub characterized by ovate leaves that exhibit a reddish tint during their early development. In spring, it produces fragrant, pale yellow, bell-shaped blossoms that hang in short, drooping racemes.
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
- North-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 1-1.5 metres
- Spread
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 10-20 years
- Native to
- Japan, Taiwan
- Fragrance
- Flower
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in acid soil in a partially shady position
- Pruning
- Pruning group 1
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed or semi-hardwood cuttings
- 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