Joy, I have noticed that the lower leaves turn yellow and fall off, but I didnt know it was that regular. Has anyone seen this behavior on their Edgeworthia? I think that saved the buds from freezing in our exceedingly low temperatures this winter. It isnt pretty for about a month after pruning. The only plants that we ship are snowdrops and miniature hostas. Genus: Edgeworthia - Named for M.P. Linda, As I said to Nancy, you will be able to buy it in April. Now about cold hardiness, I came upon an updated Europe hardiness zone showing I am in 7 bordering 8 but 6 is less than 50 miles away the zones in South East Europe are too narrow meabing extremities are not out of the quesrion. You can look at my Facebook page here or click the Like button on my right sidebar here. I dont know anything about growing edgeworthias in tropical climates. Mine is in an east-facing location with partial shade backed by shrubs and trees and a stone wall, which block winter winds from the northwest. Enjoyed the snowflakes on the page! General information. From what I hear and read, Akebono, though a dramatic cultivar, has not been very successful for many. I didnt think it would be hardy farther north than zone 7. I just found two buds on my baby Edgeworthia. It has come back well, however, with very little die back. It there more current blogs? This coming winter will be our 5th winter together. 2 members have or want this plant for trade. Pbm, The post profiles Edgeworthia chrysantha. They do great here, lots of blooms, growing large, 66 after 5 years. It also holds water and feeding ingredients in summer. . or to subscribe to my blog, just click here. Paper bush doesn't need fertilizer. Leaf curl or drop occurs when plants are over-or-underwatered. across (5 cm), packed with fragrant, silky white and yellow flowers (up to 40 per flower head). Carolyn. EDGEWORTHIA CHRYSANTHA PAPYRIFERA 'AKEBONO', A RARE SHRUB IS BEGINNING INTO BLOOM UNDER GLASS. That would be ornamental enough but the fragrance is amazing. In my Wayne garden, the Edgeworthia planted last year in an east facing spot with high shade seemed to thrive this Spring and Summer, even though the buds mostly froze over the winter. The reason it is in a planter is because I want to smell that heavenly fragrance each time I come and go from my front door in the winter. The genus Edgeworthia is quite small, containing only 4 Asian species, if you agree with the taxonomists and lump Edgeworthia chrysantha (tetraploid) and Edgeworthia papyrifera (diploid) together.. Edgeworthia plants are woody shrubs with thick, spreading branches covered with a smooth burgundy bark that is peeled off and used by some Asian cultures as paper. Trying my first Camellia hybrid, April Kiss now. Paper Bush (Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Akebono') General Plant Information ; Plant Habit: Shrub: Life cycle: Perennial: Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade: Water Preferences: Mesic: Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7b -15 C (5 F) to -12.2 C (10 F) Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b: 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. It is a multi-stemmed shrub that forms an almost perfectly rounded umbrella shape of cinnamon colored branches. Julie, Zone 5 is a stretch but you have grown other plants that I wouldnt think you could. Louise, You must have figured the comment problem out. This edgeworthia is pictured in mid-April on the terrace of the main house at Chanticleer gardens in Wayne, Pennsylvania. 'Akebono' (or 'Red Dragon'): This variety features . It would help to know where you are. across (5 cm), packed with fragrant, silky orange-red flowers (up to 40 per flower head). This is if you havent guessed yet my single favorite plant. I wanted to attach a picture but do not see an option to do it. Edgeworthia chrysantha Akebono and many other plants like it are available at Art's Nursery 8940 192ST, Surrey, BC, Canada | Hours: Saturday 9:00am - 6:00pm Tel: 604.882.1201 Login These are hardy shrubs and fast growers unlike the Daphne. Native to Asia, the paper bush, named for its bark, is a durable shrub often used to make paper goods, including banknotes, books, and wallpaper. The shrub I profiled is E. chrysantha. We have very rainy season and very dry season and our weather is, most of the time, very hot. It arrived fairly recently in the US. I am glad you appreciated the photos of the whole shrub. I was a little surprised given the success I have had with these in all kinds of sites (wet/dry, sun/shade). Perhaps some other commenters could help. The silky hairs glow in the light, and the plant looks like it is covered with hundreds of silver flowerssimply breathtaking. Let me know what happens. If you want to return to my blogs homepage to access the sidebar information (catalogues, previous articles, etc.) Paper bush (Edgeworthia chrysantha) produces highly fragrant flowers in late winter, thriving as a shade garden plant in moderate climates. Edgeworthia chrysantha also known as paper bush is a collectors plant. I have one and live in southern England. While you might hate the thought of it being deciduous when the deep-green leaves have fallen the plant will take your breath away with its form and structure adorned with clusters of silver-sheened buds that you will treasure during the months leading up to the beginning of blooms in late winter. In season, the shrub seems fine, but if relocation will help, well find a better spot for it. Where are you located? A much sought after collector's plant for years, this exquisitely fragrant shrub offers tremendous architectural value with its multi-stemmed habit and light, cinnamon colored stems. Its very hardy and spreads from the root. I pruned it before the first budding, probably in January/February and I pruned it hard taking some limbs down to the trunk. About 3 x 3 perfect shape covered with buds . Please use your imagination to envision how gorgeous this shrub must be covered with hundreds of the silky silver buds shown in the preceding photo. Cold combined with wind seems to be the bigger enemy of this plant in zone 6b gardens as Carolyn and everyone I know in Pennsylvania with them has experienced. Water more frequently in the summer. I love it. Young shrubs don't require any pruning except to remove dead or diseased foliage. No one has ever mentioned that, and I have nothing to do with them. I love the photos, Carolyn. How many years was the plant growing in your container? Carolyn, Happy holidays to you and your family Carolyn! Although there is some confusion about this, Red Dragon is a cultivar of a different species of edgeworthia, E. papyerifera, which is less hardy as you found out. Denis Lucey is a customer of mine. I have seen a couple of close up shots before, but dont recall seeing bush shots. Leslie, I hope that you will report back on the results of your trial. The flowers appear . It currently is about 7-8 high by 1215 wide. Carolyn. You dont appear to be on my customer email list. tucked in a corner, and fell in love with the bark and buds. The individual florets are tiny, but a few dozen make up a 1-1/2 . Maybe some of the people who follow these comments have tried edgeworthia from seed. Edgeworthia papyrifera 'Akebono' is a hard-to-find variety with beautiful red blooms. Wait to water until the top few inches of soil are dry. 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. I have been wondering if it was the harsh winter, and whether it will bloom or not this year. Add cutting to a well-watered container filled with organically-rich soil. Long, narrow, leathery, blue-green leaves up to 10 inches long give the shrub a tropical look. Carolyn. In my previous posts I described our huge and spectacular E. chrysantha which we had for fifteen years in Barnstable, Massachusetts. I have mine in a 4 feet tall, 3 feet wide, and 5 feet long, container that I built and the container is in a protected locationsheltering the plant from full sun and winds. Once again I wish I lived closer to you this plant is not sold in my area. We have 2 Edgeworthias that were planted in full shade. Perhaps it is similar ? It has grown into a small shrub at this point and appears ready to bloom for the second year Publications. You can help woodland plants fight disease by adding plenty of soil conditioner to your clay soil before planting. I hope something works for you soon. The Red Dragon went belly up pretty quickly but the species has thrived in a very windy, exposed southern location in Darlington, MD. Clusters of white buds burst into a rich-red display of verbena-like blooms on bare stems. Delivering a late winter visual delight, prominent silky white button-like buds give way to small waxy tubular blooms with luscious tangerine orange shades and a pleasant fragrance. The edgeworthia I bought from you in the fall is doing great, and we get to see it every time we walk from the street to the front door. Water regularly during summer and fall to keep the soil consistently moist, and water during summer droughts. It had smaller leaves, grew slower and smaller, and was significantly less cold hardy even for me in Atlanta. (LogOut/ I am going to try propogating from cutting soon but have heard its virtually impossible to do. I am going to write a follow up blog post soon about my experience over the last few years. Please let me know when you have them for sale. I have found it to be drought tolerant after the first year, unless we are in a bad drought situation. I also prune this after the blooms are finished because I would never sacrifice them. 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. Carolyn. 4243 S. NC 127 Hwy, Hickory, NC 28602 | Phone: (828) 294-2081 - Fax: (828) 294-4299 However, the temperatures were 10 degrees below the lows for our zone this winter and buds may have frozen. As edgeworthias age, if you have a little patience, you can root your own by allowing a ground sprout to grow awhile and placing a brick on it to encourage root development. Carolyn. My previous was around 50 feet from our door, but if the wind was right in March, the fragrance was apparent. Ann, I am glad to hear they are covering edgeworthia at Longwood now. 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. Click here to get to the home page of our website for catalogues and information about our nursery and to subscribe to our blog. 'Snow Cream': Boasting large clusters of highly fragrant, golden-yellow flowers, this variety is supposedly more cold-hardy than regular paper bush (down to 0F). It is planted in the existing clay soil mixed half and half with leaf compost. I adore this plant and have one in my zone 7b garden (North Carolina), where it blooms in late February. Mine is about 6 feet tall and the same around, it is in a moveable planter (which I do not movebut I would if we are hit with a hurricane or some other natural disaster), the planter is 4 feet tall, 3 feet wide, and 5 feet long, it is has yellow flowers, and it is gorgeous, but I have a concern. I can enjoy the structure and color from the sun room in the winter, but venture out despite snow or rain for the scent. What zone are you in? I waited years for a few blooms on my Osmanthus frangrans aurantiacus, planted in similar conditions to the abundant blooming fragrans. If only I were good at shaping! 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. I agree with Carolyn, that is just the way they grow. . | Pruning my be in my plants future too. I need advice as to the soil mix. 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. (LogOut/ Carolyn. Edgeworthia is native to the Himalayas, China, and Japan. I am on the north side of Cape Cod in a relatively sheltered area, probably 7a where it is situated. I will be observing. Click here https://carolynsshadegardens.com/2017/01/28/edgeworthia-update/. We are spending Christmas in the foothills of the Himalayas so I am just hoping we might see Edgeworthia in its native habitat. Such is the case with my Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Rubra,' a very-hard-to-find selection of the also scarce species. 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. It is not supposed to be as hardy. But I would say that unless you are committed to serious pruning or a very large container, skip the container. In January, white flower buds begin opening to wonderfully fragrant, golden-yellow, honeysuckle like flowers densely packed in round clusters that . More Information About Edgeworthia. Learn how your comment data is processed. Carolyn, I have an Edgeworthia in Seattle (zone 8) which does very well except that about 10% of the leaves become distorted each year in a way that looks like some kind of virus. Is it ok? Edgeworthia buds as they appear through the heart of the winter. Its planted in full shade but sometime in the summer it needs extra water due to the heat in the air and dryness of the soil. As Carolyn says Time will tell., Joyce, I planted my larger edgeworthia last spring and am amazed that every bud opened this spring. Its all of 18 tall now. I think protection from winter winds is the most important consideration. I am going to give cultural information for edgeworthia with the caveat that I dont think the plant has been grown long enough for it to be definitive. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Great, Joyce, I am sure Alex and Practiced Hands Gardening can help. I live in Vancouver Washington & have 3 Edgeworthias. Good luck, Carolyn. I am obviously worried about hardiness, so winter protection is an issue. Another species of the paperbush is the Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Akebono,' also known as the red . If it dies, plant another, they are fast growing. It rains every few days now and still it is not enough and extra watering is needed. Carolyn. The species name chrysantha is derived from the Greek word 'chrysos', meaning golden and 'anthos' meaning flower, relating to the clusters of fragrant yellow blooms in mid-winter. Carolyn, Carolyn, I remember seeing this shrub when we visited Chanticleer together last year, and somehow I could not admire it as much as you did. Maybe that is what is happening to yours. You will love your edgeworthia eventually. The leaves turn buttery yellow in autumn after the first frost. 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. What zone are you? Remember that watering deeply once per week allows . All Rights Reserved. Hello Edgeworthia lovers, The flowering period extends from February to April. It also was very slow to leaf out, so I bought another yellow flowering Winter Gold plant which duplicates the one at the previous home. Mine in Germantown on southeast side of house has bloomed nicely. It does get a little morning sun. One year later, voila. I need to replant my Chrysantha now to a new shadier location on the side of a big fir tree and a bit elevated location so without a drainage in the hole which turned out bad. Is there a particular variety you recommend? I almost didnt do the post because I thought they werent good enough. 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. Also, would water absorbing/ retaining additives, root-grow fungi to the planting mix, pebbles around the base to keep it cool in summer, to help it survive a drought, if there would be noone to water it? I would love to order an Edgeworthia for myself. So Im getting from this blog that I should prune more severely in the early spring (ouch, scary!)?? Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Akebono' (aka 'Red Dragon' and 'Rubra') #1. You have tubular flowers with longer tubes that pale faster. We had no rain and high temperatures from August 1 through most of September last year, and I didnt water my edgeworthiait thrived. I have a second one that is almost as large as the first one that I bought down here (SC). Whatever plant youre writing about I want to have it! So excitedI planted my first edgeworthia this fall, and Im anxiously awaiting its blooms. Lee Lee, Thank you so much for your extensive comment. Will he destroy the edgeworthia? Anything is possible, especially with these mild winters. I thought they would be. Hi Judith, $ 23.00. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome. The first of these shrubs to bloom . I was out snapping photos of mine today and was stunned at just how pretty they can be. 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. Takes sun, part sun, shade, wet, dry. Carolyn. Change). Edgeworthia does have a sticky look to it. If the exposure to direct sun is for many hours I would try anythingumbrella, stone, pine straw, lean-to, etc. It can reach a height of 4-6 ft (1.2-1.8 m). No idea. As a number of you have experienced, my Edgeworthia has become huge, it is was about 8ft high and 10ft wide, and I just had to prune it to allow for sunlight through our window. And maybe more rootgrow, the fungi creating an addit. Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Gold Rush' is the heftiest, most robust type, with big, rubbery stems like a Daphne on steroids and large clusters of sweetly fragrant yellow flowers in winter. Though 0F have been recorded back in time. The oldest reference to it growing in the US that I have found is 1993 at the fairgrounds in Raleigh. Taxonomy. Its leaves are dark green and it is covered with healthy buds. I am sorry it has taken me two years to see your post. I did not plant my Edgeworthia in full sun and would not do it in your region. *Edgeworthia chrysantha Snow Cream Papberbush - Winter hardy USDA Zones 7b-10b *Edgeworthia papyrifera Nanjing Gold Paperbush - USDA Zones 8-10 Posted in Horticulture Reports | Tagged Ashland Garden Club , Edgeworthia chrysantha Akebono , Flowers , Horticulture Report , plants , Plants for zone 7 , Winter Flowers , Winter Gardening , zone 7b It arrived fairly recently in the US. Add to Cart. But since your son Alex will be helping with our spring clean-up soon, Ill be asking his advice. Plant the paper bush in an area protected from strong winds in rich, loamy, and well-draining soil. It doesn't require full sun, but it does prefer indirect light, filtered or not. For me in the south (7b/8), E. chrysantha is nearly indestructible. Blooming begins in our area in early March and can continue through April. Carolyn. Carolyn. Copyright 2015Far Reaches Farm. It can also be grown to good effect against a west- or south-facing wall (as at the Savill Garden, Windsor Great Park, Berkshire) or in a cool greenhouse to produce a delightful fragrance when flowering. Built with Volusion. I looked it up on my local nursery website they do have stock but unfortunately, its recommended for a sheltered spot here in Scotland and as my garden is quite open mainly due to plants being immature. 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! Then if nothing works I would move it if at all possible. I would like to get another. About this time, Piroche Nursery of Canada began importing the first large shipment of edgeworthias from China. There are several different cultivars which offer varying growth habits. I will continue to keep an eye on her and hope this winter goes well for both of us! Liz, maybe an edgeworthia bonsai is in your future. It's Worth It. This space gets good morning sun and then afte. I grow mine in zone 6B. You have shown photos of this beautiful shrub before but not the open flowers (unless I missed a post). It was planted in late winter, and now, June 20th is showing some yellow leaves on the lower branches. Also, I am planning some landscaping within a paved courtyard, and wondering if you can suggest a small, unusual, flowering tree (preferably evergreen). Hello, I am in zone 7b. For catalogues and announcements of events, please send your full name, location, and phone number (for back up use only) to carolyn@carolynsshadegardens.com. The Edgeworthia chrysantha in the Cosby Courtyard is arguably the best specimen on campus, illustrating a nearly perfect form. Qty: EMAIL ME when back in stock. When I walk up my driveway I start to smell the scent from about 20 meters away, heavenly! Flowers are yellow, have a sweet scent, and in clusters at the branch tips. When sunlight hits the buds, the paper bush seems to bloom already. Frost hardy in upper USDA zone 7. both would be Zone 7. Carolyn, Can I order for shipping 3 Edgeworthia chrisanthas from your nursery. I was away for a few weeks in Jan-Feb. and then again in March,but not much has happened since then. 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