Styrax is a genus of about 130 species of large shrubs or small trees in the family Styracaceae, mostly native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere, with the majority in eastern and southeastern Asia, but also crossing the equator in South America. The resin obtained from the tree is called benzoin or storax, often used as a vanilla-like component in perfumery.

Snowbell (Styrax) is a hardy H5 small tree with fragrant spring and summer flowers, ideal for woodland and cottage gardens in full sun or partial shade.

Styrax

Styrax 'Wespelaar' is a bushy deciduous tree cultivar within the Styrax genus, known for its simple, alternate foliage and nodding, bell-shaped flowers that appear in spring or summer. This snowbell cultivar thrives in fertile, well-drained loam, clay, or sand soils with an acid to neutral pH, preferring full sun or partial shade in sheltered, south-, east-, or west-facing aspects. Hardy to UK zone H5, it is suited to woodland gardens, cottage and informal gardens, and flower borders where low maintenance is desired.

Styrax 'Wespelaar' is a bushy deciduous tree with nodding bell-shaped flowers in spring and summer, ideal for woodland and cottage gardens.

Styrax 'Wespelaar'

Styrax benzoin, commonly known as the gum Benjamin shrub or gum benzoin shrub, is a bushy, deciduous member of the Styrax genus within the Styracaceae family. This cultivar thrives in fertile, well-drained loam, clay, or sand soils with an acid to neutral pH, preferring full sun or partial shade in a sheltered, south-, east-, or west-facing aspect. It produces nodding, bell-shaped, pleasantly fragrant flowers in spring and summer, making it suitable for woodland gardens, cottage and informal gardens, and flower borders. It is hardy to UK zone H5 and can be propagated by softwood cuttings or fresh seed.

Styrax benzoin, the gum Benjamin shrub, is a hardy deciduous bush ideal for woodland and cottage gardens, flowering in spring and summer.

Styrax benzoin

Styrax chinensis is a bushy, deciduous cultivar of the Styrax genus, which comprises both deciduous and evergreen trees or shrubs with simple, alternate foliage. It produces nodding, bell-shaped flowers in spring and summer that are pleasantly fragrant. This cultivar thrives in full sun or partial shade, preferring sheltered, south-, east-, or west-facing aspects with moist but well-drained loam, clay, or sand soils that are acid to neutral in pH. Hardy to H5, it suits woodland gardens, cottage and informal gardens, and flower borders, requiring fertile, well-drained soil for best growth.

Styrax chinensis thrives in full sun to partial shade, is hardy to H5, and suits woodland, cottage gardens, and flower borders for spring and summer interest.

Styrax chinensis

Styrax confusus is a bushy, deciduous cultivar of the Styrax genus, which comprises both deciduous and evergreen trees or shrubs with simple, alternate foliage. In spring and summer, it produces nodding, bell-shaped flowers that are pleasantly fragrant. This cultivar thrives in fertile, well-drained loam, clay, or sand soils with an acid to neutral pH, and prefers full sun to partial shade in a sheltered, south-, east-, or west-facing aspect. Hardy to UK zone H5, it is suited to woodland gardens, cottage and informal gardens, and flower borders, requiring moist but well-drained soil.

Styrax confusus is a bushy, deciduous shrub with nodding bell-shaped flowers in spring and summer, ideal for woodland and cottage gardens, hardy to H5.

Styrax confusus

Styrax japonicus 'Snowfall' is a deciduous, well-branched tree in the Styracaceae prized for its massed flowering in May to June. It prefers a sheltered spot in full sun or partial shade and thrives in moist but well‑drained loam, clay or sandy soils with an acid to neutral pH. The habit is compact and spreading, making it suitable for smaller garden settings as well as larger beds. After flowering it sets small fruits that follow the display.

Styrax japonicus 'Snowfall' is a deciduous tree that flowers in May to June and suits sheltered, sun to part-shade sites on acid to neutral soils.

Styrax japonicus 'Snowfall'

Japanese snowbell 'Snowfall' (Styrax japonicus 'Snowfall')

Styrax japonicus Snow Charm ('Jfs-E') is a bushy, deciduous cultivar of the Styrax genus, which comprises both deciduous and evergreen trees or shrubs with simple, alternate foliage. This cultivar thrives in fertile, well-drained soil and can be grown in full sun or partial shade, ideally in a sheltered, south-, east-, or west-facing aspect. It is hardy to UK zone H5 and is suitable for woodland gardens, cottage and informal gardens, as well as flower borders and beds. In spring and summer, it produces nodding, bell-shaped flowers that are pleasantly fragrant.

Styrax japonicus Snow Charm thrives in full sun or partial shade, hardy to H5, ideal for woodland and cottage gardens with spring to summer interest.

Styrax japonicus Snow Charm ('Jfs-E')

Styrax japonicus , also known as the Japanese snowbell, is a species of flowering plant in the family Styracaceae, native to Korea, Japan, and Southern China. Growing to 12 m (39 ft) tall by 8 m (26 ft) broad, it is a graceful, spreading deciduous tree with oval, upward-facing leaves which occasionally turn yellow or orange before falling in autumn.

Styrax japonicus Snowcone is a graceful Japanese snowbell tree, hardy to H5, ideal for woodland and cottage gardens with spring to summer flowers.