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. Nancy, You must have liked the post. Last winter the buds freezedried and never opened on mine in Germantown (PA), but the plant is fine. Also, I want ti transplant it now, not in Spring, as I will not be here then. I dont see it now on either of mine, but they are pretty small. Merry Christmas to you and your family. They were in bloom because we had temperatures in the low 70s before it went down to 18 degrees F on 3/4/17 and 14 F on 3/5. *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 This may be one for future planting when some of my trees and shrubs get up a bit. I hope your Edgeworthia is doing well this year. These dimensions make the Paperbush Plant a relatively large shrub compared to others, so it's best to keep this fact in mind since it will affect where you want . Rosemary, I have never seen one growing in a pot. They are so beautiful. Its all of 18 tall now. It has protection from winter winds, which come from the north west here, so that the buds, which form in November, dont dessicate. In The Heather Garden at Ft Tryon in Washington Heights NYC | Back in the early 1990s, Canadian nurseryman/plantsman, Pierre Piroche was able to do what no one else had been able to manage and import quite a large number of very rare, commercially unobtainable plants, both woody and perennial from China. It would help to know where you are. Click here https://carolynsshadegardens.com/2017/01/28/edgeworthia-update/. 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. 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. 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. If you would like more information on edgeworthias, please read my more recent post, Edgworthia Update, and the very helpful reader comments, by clicking here. Barbara, I remember the first time I saw the buds. Its leaves are dark green and it is covered with healthy buds. Even now in November its leaves are droopy and in summer they were shrivelling and drying completely. As for me, my edgeworthia is thriving in zone 7 with temperature and weather conditions very similar to yours. Sometimes if an insect chews on the leaf bud before it opens, then the leaf will be distorted. I dont even plant plants that require extra water. Email me when this plant is available. What a beautiful and elegant shrub! I got my first one from you about 6 or 7 years ago. Robert E. Lyons. Blooming begins in our area in early March and can continue through April. Blooming on naked stems over long periods, at least 4-6 weeks in late winter and early spring, they open from silvery flower buds . I need advice as to the soil mix. My compost just happens to be composed of thoroughly decomposed leaves. 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. It did not flower at all, and only has started to leaf out around the beginning of August. Keep in touch. I also prune an entire branch if needed because the shape of mine is open, symmetrical, and I want it to stay that wayI dont want a bush. Joyce, The buds on my edgeworthia are still fine. 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. P.S. I love the stark branch structure with the large silver buds in the winter. And there are photos on google of it growing in containers.. I do occasionally have to water it in a dry summer and I have it situated so it is protected from winter winds. Sorry I can not vouch for growing conditions for the plant. The flowering period extends from February to April. I have never fertilized an edgeworthia Its such an unfussy plant and grows for me in full sun or full shade. But the condition stopped progressing during our recent drier weather, so I am hoping the worst is passed. They do great here, lots of blooms, growing large, 66 after 5 years. It gives me something to look forward to. This easy-to-maintain shrub does not have many pest or disease issues. Not sure you can find this daphne in America, as it is very rare even in Europe. Rarer form of the paper bush shrub with orange-red flowers. + Edgeworthia chrysantha (Paper Bush) - 1 listing. Liane, I think Edgeworthia papyrifera is not hardy in our area. This causes the leaves to go limp when its hot but doesnt seem to harm the plants, time will tell. I would like to get another. Root system!? Deciduous shrub. Intriguing Asian deciduous daphne relative that makes a rounded 5' shrub. Taxonomy. I have grown it in my own garden for three years so I decided it was time for a full blown profile of what has become one of my favorite shrubs. Have you done any propagating of these? 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. I have been wondering if it was the harsh winter, and whether it will bloom or not this year. Thank you! Change). Sunrise now . Carolyn, I have just found your site . A Few Winter Blooms at Swarthmore College | Stately Kitsch A Few Winter Blooms at Swarthmore College | Design for the modern older home owner. Mine are more exposed than other local plants so we will see. So Im getting from this blog that I should prune more severely in the early spring (ouch, scary!)?? Many years ago at the Barnes Arboretum School of Horticulture I propagated a daphne from a cutting using rooting hormone and storing it over the winter in a greenhouse. 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. Unless you can give up your Edgeworthia before it gets too large, then I would not plant one. Soon the long, slender leaves grow in, turning the shrub into a mound of attractive foliage that can grow to 6 feet (2 m.) in each direction. Another option is Junkers Nursery in England (www.junker.co.uk) which Dirk got the Pontica Hybrid from. I am in about 40 full sun and it is doing very well. Mine faces southeast with a wall and shrubs behind it so it is protected from winter winds. Its very hardy and spreads from the root. We finally moved them to an irrigated bed facing west where they get lots of sun & water. I pruned it before the first budding, probably in January/February and I pruned it hard taking some limbs down to the trunk. Hope that helps. For years I have been removing the 50 or so suckers from the base of this plant, and last year I took about two feet off some of the tallest branches. What zone are you? Thank you for all the information on Edgeworthia. Anne, I have moved medium sized ones without problems, but never a very large one, although I cant see why it would fail. For example a kiwi struggles here!!! Edgeworthia does have a sticky look to it. The foliage is beautiful! I prune quite hard and plan to go harder, because as Carolyn says, it blooms on year old wood and every year I am fighting the beautiful but too large monster again. However, mine sailed through our harsh winter with -10 F (10 degrees below our supposed zone low) and bloomed. Paper bush plants need frequent watering throughout the summer and fall or periods of extended heat. As to sun or shade, I have six of these beauties of various ages surrounding my house. Give plants enough space, and plant them in a manageable amount of space. Although they can turn yellow in fall, you wouldnt grow edgeworthia for fall color. I am located in Middle Bucks County close to the river so it may not be as protected here as it is in suburban Philadelphia. It is near my front door so most of the winter I have the scent wafting into my house. Edgeworthias leaves are large and tropical, and its bark is an unusual reddish-brown. The site is about 15 feet from the house, which I would think provides protection from the NW. Carolyn. . I first saw Edgeworthia chrysantha growing at the state fairgrounds in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1993. I am now located in Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts. Blooms in winter on bare stems. I was so happy to read that edgeworthia is kin to Winter Daphne. Paper bush doesn't need fertilizer. I have 3 of these growing in part shade and they are magnificent. Happy Holidays, Carolyn. Clusters of white buds burst into a rich-red display of verbena-like blooms on bare stems. Germination can occur over the spring, but sometimes seeds require more than 12 months of warm stratification. I am to apply some healthy soil bacteria roo to lower the transplant. It arrived fairly recently in the US. Carolyn. For me in the south (7b/8), E. chrysantha is nearly indestructible. Ive transplanted stalks with roots with no issues and minimal care. I love it. Susan, Susan, I will have them for sale in April, but you would have to come here and get itthey are in three gallon pots. Our Edgeworthia is about 9 years old now, and last year and this, many of the upper leaves have become shriveled and unattractive, and then die back. Indie, The plants I sold and the ones I planted were in three gallon pots so they didnt look as awkward as they might have if smaller. If you want to return to my blogs homepage to access the sidebar information (catalogues, previous articles, etc.) These hang on the bare branches and flood the garden with an exotic perfume, creating a sight and smell you will love. I still wish I could figure out why the older leaves yellow all during the season and fall off, that is the only thing that worries me. I thought maybe too much sun. Carolyn. 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. It faces east and is surrounded by other shrubs and overhung by trees. I wish blog posts could include a fragrance button! I have never seen anything like it! Hope you are having a good winter! 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. 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. I am in zone 7a so not that far off from your zone. The edgeworthias in our zone 7A area, which never went below freezing this winter, were damaged but not killed, although some didnt suffer at all. Ann, I am glad to hear they are covering edgeworthia at Longwood now. These are hardy shrubs and fast growers unlike the Daphne. As always, Carolyn, you provide such fascinating information on plants! Takes sun, part sun, shade, wet, dry. The flowers are beautiful and the fragrance is amazing. Or daphne, since they are similar. The first of these shrubs to bloom . Then suddenly, about 2 weeks ago, one side of it started exhibiting some decline. I almost didnt do the post because I thought they werent good enough. The shrub I profiled is E. chrysantha. The mature bushes you have pictured, however, are gorgeous! 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. Eomecon chionantha . Edgeworthia blooming at the Scott Arboretum (photo taken by Rhoda Maurer and used with the permission of the Scott Arboretum). If you want to do mail order, all of mine came from here: https://nurcar.com/collections/woodies-e/products/edgeworthia-chrysantha-winter-gold. 20% OFF early spring interest 2 litre pot: 59.99 47.99: 2 litre pot. Carolyn. What an amazing looking plant. Facebook: Carolyns Shade Gardens has a Facebook page where I post single photos, garden tips, and other information that doesnt fit into a blog post. A shame, but often the case with orange or red cultivars of white flowering plants. Would you mind telling me where you found your edgeworthia? Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Ive researched and researched and the only name that keeps popping up to identify my plants is Edgeworthia. Aside from its many attractions for us, I can report that deer have not found it so. i live in zone 8a,and would like to know if i can purchase Edgeworthia from you ?If yes, please send me details. Slowly introduce seedlings to colder temperatures before transplanting them outdoors. Carolyn, Oh no!! My plants just grow lush green leaves and they keep growing without flowering or loosing their leaves. This small genus of 2 or 3 shrubs in the daphne family hails from China and the Himalayas. What zone are you in? It is native to woodland areas in the Himalayas and China. across (5 cm), packed with fragrant, silky orange-red flowers (up to 40 per flower head). My most favorite shrub! Start with eight to 12 weeks at 70F. Drooping, rounded flower buds covered with silky, silvery hairs appear on top of naked stems. Paper bush plants grow well in containers or garden beds with mixed shrubs or perennial plants. Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Akebono' (aka 'Red Dragon' and 'Rubra') #1. 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. Comments are never full. I didnt think it would be hardy farther north than zone 7. chrysantha (kris-ANTH-uh) ( Info) Cultivar: Akebono. I think its just part of the way edgeworthias grow. The true glory of this plant come to the fore in early spring as golfball sized clusters of small deep orange flowers appear at the ends of the naked branches. Dear Carolyn, I have just planted one in a sheltered location in Kirkland Wa, outside of Seattle. Carolyn. 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). If you read the comments, there are plants growing in SC in full sun. Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Akebono' - Rounded orange to red-orange multitudes of florets densely set in rounded domes about the size of ping pong balls set at the ends of naked warm brown architectonic stems occur late winter to early spring. Flowering can last four to six weeks. email me when in stock. Edgeworthia is a woodland plant, like azalea and rhododendron. Long, narrow, leathery, blue-green leaves up to 10 inches long give the shrub a tropical look. The leaves are slim, while the stems are thinner, resulting in a draping effect. And the blooms are the white (in my case) flowers early in the spring/late winter? Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Akebono' Regular price $21.00 . My plant blooms prolifically and scents the whole side of the house. Id leave it be. Perhaps it is similar ? Take cuttings to display indoors. I have two Edgeworthia. For catalogues and announcements of events, please send your full name, location, and phone number (for back up use only) to carolyn@carolynsshadegardens.com. However, I love seeing the entire bush more than just the small buds. Although it's an attractive plant throughout the year, paper bush starts to shine in late fall. Learn how your comment data is processed. Hank, Thanks for giving us the information about your plant. 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. It is gorgeous in the winter. Heather @ heathrss@aol.com, Sorry, Heather, the only plants I ship are snowdrops and mini hostas. My previous was around 50 feet from our door, but if the wind was right in March, the fragrance was apparent. Amend soil with organic materials to help encourage proper water drainage. Carolyn. See more ideas about rare plants, plants, edgeworthia chrysantha. Collect seeds from existing plants or garden centers and store them in a container within a sealed plastic bag. It grows against the house with Southern exposure (otherwise not particularly protected) and no supplemental water. I recall seeing similar on my previous edgeworthia. Some of the flowers were open, those are kind of a dull manila folder color now. My Edgeworthia is now about 7 feet tall and as wide at this point. Carolyn. Name City/State Email Phone Prod Type Availability; Youngblood Nursery Inc. Salem, OR: Email now: 503-390-8619: Container . Let me know what happens. I bought one at the Scott Arboretum sale in 2007 (?). Not quite as scented as the species. Paper bush is a relatively heat-tolerant plant that works well inshade gardens. 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. Maybe some of the people who follow these comments have tried edgeworthia from seed. Carolyn. For catalogues and announcements of events, please send your full name, location, and phone number (for back up use only) to carolyn@carolynsshadegardens.com. I was a little surprised given the success I have had with these in all kinds of sites (wet/dry, sun/shade). Patty, My edgeworthia that faces northeast and is overhung by an azalea, a vibunum, and several conifers is thriving. Steve Bender, also known as The Grumpy Gardener, is an award-winning author, editor, columnist, and speaker with nearly 40 years experience as Garden Editor, Senior Writer, and Editor-at-Large for Southern Living. Greeting from South East Bulgaria 150 miles north west of the Bosporus/ Istanbul and 40 miles west of the Black Sea in what would be US hardiness zone 7a bordering 6. More feedback as the seasons pass. Should I mound up mulch at the base around Thanksgivng like I do with my roses and mums? 'Ruby Splash': This variety is rare and contains red flowers. If you garden north of here, I suggest you try the plant anyway because we really dont know how much cold it can take. 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. Carolyn. Im pleased I stopped by and now have another beauty to add to my ever increasing wish list, Angie, I have a life list of plants that I eventually want to grow and some plants have been on the list for more than 20 years. Deciduous slow-growing shrub to 5-6' tall with winter blooms on handsome bare stems. Hi Carolyn! Donna, I only know of one nursery that supplies it down here. Carolyn, I did have to take off a branch that was against the house and I hated every second of it. You could try Paxson Hill Farm in New Hope. Carolyn. Striking in appearance I remember seeing this (though it may have been a different Edgeworthia species and cultivar entirely) in Tony Avent's garden in . The Edgeworthia Paperbush is a medium-sized shrub that has remarkable yellow blossoms in late winter. It has partial sun/high shade. No idea. Origin: Found in the woodlands of the Himalayas and China.. Foliage: Deciduous, alternate, simple, narrowly oblong, dark greenish blue.Leaves lend a tropical look during summer and . An edgeworthia can drop all its old leaves and resprout in the course of a few weeks which I have seen recently where one is stressed from transplanting (oh, say after being yanked from the ground in Georgia and put in barely any soil and taken to Kennett Square to ones mum in a long car ride!). It did partially die back one winter when it went down to -8, but no problems since. About 3 x 3 perfect shape covered with buds . RF 2BE2DAW - Edgeworthia chrysantha up close with a cherry plum tree in the background. Hi, I am growing what I believe is an Edgeworthia, however I have never seen mine flower. One was protected from the South and the East, and the other was totally unprotected. Wasnt lucky with that. Other data. Wish I could see your garden. Thank you! This selection by our friend, Tony Avent, stands out from other Chinese paperbush and is said to be more cold hardy. Thank you for the article! Papyrifera was the first one I owned, after falling in love with the plant at the Atlanta Botanical Garden in the early nineties. Linda, As I said to Nancy, you will be able to buy it in April. Adding a layer of organic mulch can protect the plant's roots and help retain moisture. I adore this plant and have one in my zone 7b garden (North Carolina), where it blooms in late February. I hope I never have to prune any more branches, it is such a gift in winter. I am sorry it has taken me two years to see your post. Starr Foster, Starr, I am not actually going to sell these plants until April. At least now I think we know they are definitely hardy here. I have never smelled it , though near our front door & have never seen it flower. It can reach a height of 4-6 ft (1.2-1.8 m). My favorite season for edgeworthia is winter when the leaves drop to reveal the buds which form in late summer or early fall depending on where you live. 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. Should I even go so far as to put up some wind screens for the first winter or two? Where are you located? Best regards More sun exposure means showier blooms. The supplier of the Winter Gold plant says that Akebono is less hardy than his, we will see next spring. Another amazing daphne relative this rarer form of the paper bush shrub has Crayon orange flowers rather than yellow. I grow mine in an east-facing location with very high shade, but edgeworthias at the Scott Arboretum and Chanticleer are in the sun while Charles Cresson has a relatively old plant in full shade. 'Akebono' may reach 8 ft by 8 ft in 10 years. Although its color is very unique, it is rare in the trade because it flowers later than the straight species (at the same time rhododendrons begin to bloom). Remember that watering deeply once per week allows . Add cutting to a well-watered container filled with organically-rich soil. I wanted to attach a picture but do not see an option to do it. RM EC6X56 - Close up of yellow flowers of Edgeworthia chrysantha, the oriental paper bush, a beautiful winter-flowering scented shrub blooming in winter, England. Now I wish I had ordered a paper bush! I dont have a recommended mail order source. I purchased 3, two are 66 and the third is maybe 45, with smaller leaves, must be slightly different cultivars. Mine gets morning sun only. Unless I dig it up and bring it in, it will likely not survive at all. I even had to cut a whole shrivelled branch. [6] 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. It is still quite rare. There is an evergreen dogwood called something like Empress of China that might work. both would be Zone 7. It is in moderate shade in the summer, under trees. I am in zone 8/7B/Adepending on the year and climate of the current season. Plant the paper bush in an area protected from strong winds in rich, loamy, and well-draining soil. This photo was taken in September and the highly ornamental buds have formed but have not yet expanded. Hi Judith, Edgeworthia is a shrub native to China and the Himalayas that provides superb fall and winter interest and a gardenia-like fragrance. If pruning to adjust the plant's shape or appearance, wait until after blooming to remove branches.Summer isn't a downtime for the paper bush. E. chrysantha can grow very large in my area an unknown when I first planted them, so I have pruned in all kinds of ways in all kinds of weather with no pruning damage. We have 2 Edgeworthias that were planted in full shade. Molly, If your edgeworthia forms buds, but they dont open, then you must be experiencing extreme cold during the time the buds are on the plants, late fall to late winter. It is cold-hardy to 5F degrees. I think I may let one in a lesser seen part of my garden go multi-stemmed since the stability of the single stem as it ages on a slope may become an issue. 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. I am considerably north of you in central CT (supposedly now zone 6). Carolyn. Then it was in the upper 60s so more flowers opened before being hit with lows in the teens starting 3/11 and continuing in the forecast through at least 3/16. Id probably just move it when I couldnt stand it anymore! (404) 880-9848. Copyright 2015Far Reaches Farm. I only prune right after the flowers have faded. Privacy Policy They exude a powerful perfume in the evening. Paper bush plants are low maintenance. 'Akebono' in a zone 9 garden in sw Oregon. Paper bush is a sweet-smelling plant with minimal upkeep. Prune plant suckers away from the primary branch structure. Paper bush is suited to the Middle, Lower, and Coastal South (USDA Zones 7-9), although with protection, it might get by in the Upper South (USDA Zone 6). I looked up care for edgeworthia and happened onto your Blog. (LogOut/ Thanks. 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. I really love so many things that bloom in the shade. I am going to try propogating from cutting soon but have heard its virtually impossible to do. So, my question is should I rather plant it on the East side of the house with afternoon shade or on the south side under the semi shade from grape vines??? Grows slowly to 6-6 feet. My day is complete! T, Thanks for reporting in. Joy, by the way, it just occurred to me since you are in about the same climate conditions as I, I was suggested a possibly dry tolerant cold hardy daphne called Pontica HYBRID http://www.seidelbast.net/ponticahybrid.html The guy is called Dirk and he is in Germany. 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 Theres the best time to transplant, prune, etc., in books, and then theres the best time for me which is when I have time and motivation otherwise the job wont get done. It is so happy Also I had read standing water in winter was not good for the roots, which is a problem for me in some winters, esp with underground water raising to the surface, so I made a drainage with stone at the bottom of the hole and planted the edgeworthia on top of the stones. If not, I guess I will have to try a more Southern raised US Chrysantha What exactly is a leaf compost (leaves which turned into soil?). Joy, It is normal for the old leaves to turn yellow and fall off. Is more sun needed for better blooming/ scent??? I was wondering, what do you do about pruning Edgeworthia and are there any problems you should look out for associated with pruning? All the best Ive had them for about 8 years and hardly do anything to maintain them, just pinestraw mulch seems to keep them happy. In China, its bark is used to produce very high quality paper and for various medicinal purposes. Liane, thanks for commenting on pruning. If only I were good at shaping! Thank you to everyone. 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