Some literature says that there is no difference between the two species, but we think there is. I ordered the edgeworthia chrysantha from England. Hello Edgeworthia lovers, I can enjoy the structure and color from the sun room in the winter, but venture out despite snow or rain for the scent. But I guess we have a micro-climate factor that works against me, otherwise known as the whims of Mother Nature. The worst the plant will experience in drought is droopy sad leaves during the day. Edgeworthia papyrifera paperbush A bushy deciduous shrub with very flexible shoots bearing rounded inflorescences 5cm across, composed of numerous small, lightly fragrant yellow flowers opening from hairy buds in late winter and early spring, before the narrowly oval leaves appear Other common names mitsumata paper bush Synonyms My Edgeworthia gets only the morning sun and has grown so tall (7 ft at least) that I had to prune it hard because it covered the windows. Edgeworthia 'Akebono'. Happy holidays to you and your family Carolyn! It is not supposed to be as hardy. It is getting so big that I may have to cut it back! Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Carolyn. Get all the details below! I agree, it is the Belle of the winter Garden. It has partial sun/high shade. Both composted hardwood and ground pine bark suppress root rot. Lourdes, Are you local because I am not mail order? 3 Chemicals and Bioactivities Expand this section. Carolyn. My day is complete! We are growing several Winter Gold edgeworthia at the Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens in our shade garden . A Few Winter Blooms at Swarthmore College | Stately Kitsch A Few Winter Blooms at Swarthmore College | Design for the modern older home owner. Janet, Thanks for all that great growing information. I do not water so the plant receives no supplemental water. As we have all noted and Carolyn has responded, this is a characteristic of Edgeworthia. Origin: Found in the woodlands of the Himalayas and China. I am in zone 8/7B/Adepending on the year and climate of the current season. Akebono did not make it through the winter, but Winter Gold flowered very well, in spite of another very cold March. Interesting post. Im partial to her because a previous boss said it would never make it Do you think providing some shade from a big umbrella or cover and covering the area around the trunk with stones would help the leaves not shrivel? It is planted in a southeastern exposure. I do believe you could cut one to the ground without fear of harm given the basal shoots they push up. My Edgeworthia plant is healthy, but I notice the bottom leaves are turning yellow, do I need to fertilize or is this natural to the species? It has a beautiful shape and form. Edgeworthia thrives in partial shade and appreciates well-enriched, moist soil. All the best Edgeworthia chrysantha Fragrant gold flowers in February and big lush green leaves. Linda, As I said to Nancy, you will be able to buy it in April. It is gorgeous in the winter. They are flourishing & a great addition to our daylily bed. Then if nothing works I would move it if at all possible. I am glad you wrote in because I was thinking of trying it anyway because the flowers are so beautiful. Is more sun needed for better blooming/ scent??? Create long-lasting, pleasing contrasts in your garden. Their scent will hang beautifully in the air! I look forward to catching up with your post. What a surprise to see this in PA, even in southeastern PA. Choosing a selection results in a full page refresh. About 3 x 3 perfect shape covered with buds . In fall, the leaves drop to reveal a wonderfully structured plant that develops sweet-smelling winter flowers. I would look for the warmest microclimate you have in your garden. I even did a radical pruning (you might say chopping) on a giant one that outgrew its space and then moved it to entirely different conditions (from part sun moist to bone dry shade) and darned if the thing isnt regrowing beautifully from the bottom up! It is deciduous and has large and distinctive leaves. Edgeworthia chrysantha (compact form) Golden Paper Bush from China Edgeworthia chrysantha (pink throat) from China Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Winter Gold' from China Edgeworthia papyrifera 'Eco Yaku' from Japan Edgeworthia papyrifera (melon) But one must be out in the winter garden to experience. I love the photos, Carolyn. (Optional) NC State University and N.C. A&T State University work in tandem, along with federal, state and local governments, to form a strategic partnership called N.C. Edgeworthia is native to China and was named for Michael Edgeworth (1812 to 1881), a plant collector for the East India Company. We dug them & placed them in the woods where they merely survived for several years. Edgeworthia chrysantha is a deciduous shrub with dark green, leathery, single, alternate, lanceolate leaves, 8-13 cm long. Cayuga White is one of the most productive and disease resistant varieties grown in New York and was Cornell University's first variety released specifically for winemaking. Carolyn. They are 5 to 6 long and about 2 wide, blue-green on the top and silvery green on the bottom. Perfectly content in a well-drained location that receives afternoon shade, paperbush slowly attains a height and spread of 6 to 8 ft. Current catalogues are under Pages below. The common name, Paperbush, comes from its use to produce quality paper. Donna, Exotic is a good word for it, and it does engage the sense of touch with the silky buds. A real gem of a shrub. Anna Evans It is now so largejust as wide as it is tallthat it will take 3 or 4 strong people to move it. Read our Commitment to Diversity | Read our Privacy Statement. Papyrifera was the first one I owned, after falling in love with the plant at the Atlanta Botanical Garden in the early nineties. I built the container using screws so I could take the container apart without destroying it when I needed to transplant my shrub. 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. Pruning my be in my plants future too. All the plants that I follow around here are extremely healthy. It flowers on old wood so you would want to prune it right after it blooms. and with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. I have never seen anything like it! Edgeworthia blooming at the Scott Arboretum (photo taken by Rhoda Maurer and used with the permission of the Scott Arboretum). North Carolina citizens each year through local centers in the state's 100 counties I have never done it but I dont see why pruning would be a problem. Life always gets in the way of gardening. I purchased 3, two are 66 and the third is maybe 45, with smaller leaves, must be slightly different cultivars. All species and cultivars of edgeworthia are available from Yamina Rare Plants, 25 Moores Road, Monbulk, Victoria. When is the time to collect seed and can new plants be propagated by seed? Your reply would be highly appreciated!!! Generally I stick with plants that are zone appropriate because of the maintenance aspects. I doubt it would take our freeze/thaw and blistery winds in late February/March. I bought one at the Scott Arboretum sale in 2007 (?). The plant does send up a lot of shoots from the base which could be allowed to grow and fill in the plant if you dont like the bare branches. I had never heard of Edgeworthia before (relatively new gardener) thats a beautiful looking shrub. Edgeworthia is a woodland plant, like azalea and rhododendron. The previous commenter was intent on trying it in Michigan so I just told him what I would do if I wanted to grow a plant thats outside my zone. Cuttings root easily in moist soil. ), but I thought Id tell you 2 things: 1. I do not fertilize mine but you could try it. They are so beautiful. Not sure which Edgeworthia - Paperbush to pick?Compare All Edgeworthia - Paperbush. Happy Holidays, Carolyn, The buds are amazing, they realy look like silk tassles. Virtually pest and disease free. 2 Related Taxonomies. 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. This shrub grows in zones 7 to 9, and in protected areas of Zone 6. Or daphne, since they are similar. if not could you recommend a supplyer, David, I only ship snowdrops and mini hostas. Thanks for the link )in advance). Grows 6' x 6', sun, part shade, shade, Z6b. I have seen only a couple of truly thriving aurantiacus. Was surprised to see one at my favorite nursery and snatched it up. Ann, I am glad to hear they are covering edgeworthia at Longwood now. This well-branched shrub begins blooming in December, when its nothing but a bare silhouette in the garden, and continues through the winter. 5050 SE Stark, Portland, OR 97215, Portland Nursery on Division There is a smaller, red-orange flowered form in commerce that some find even more attractive than the larger, gold-standard type. Try These Other Edgeworthia Varieties. In the summer you might mistake it for rhododendron. It is hard to give advice not seeing your sight. Carolyn, Oh no!! Fully open flowers in my garden in mid-March 2012. Carolyn. There is a bit of yellow fall color (nothing to write home about) in autumn. For catalogues and announcements of events, please send your full name, location, and phone number (for back up use only) to carolyn@carolynsshadegardens.com. In fall, leaves drop to reveal a beautifully . Beautiful shape and the smell is out of this world. 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. I recall seeing similar on my previous edgeworthia. Hope that helps. 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. What a beauty this must be to see in person. They are placed by WordPress, my blog host. I want people to ramble on about edgeworthias so that the information gets out there! My neighbor has the same problem. I dont care so much about the unattractive quality, I just dont want to lose one of my favorite shrubs of all time!! Edgeworthia ( Edgeworthia chrysantha, Zones 7-10) is truly a four-season plant. 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. The fragrance is a bit like gardenia with a slightly spicier element. Regarding orange and red flowering Edgeworthias - they are very hard to find, and we are just as sad about it as you are. After leaves have fallen, bare branches host silver-hair covered flower buds that according to one observer, look like mouse toes. And the blooms are the white (in my case) flowers early in the spring/late winter? I will try this when I can get one in a very protected spot. Carolyn. I just purchased an edgeworthia from my favorite nursery in the Atlanta area. The buds of E. chrysantha can get frozen with a resulting loss of flowers but the plants bounce right back. Click here to get to the home page of our website for catalogues and information about our nursery and to subscribe to our blog. Please give him my best and tell him I agree, although I could never use the word favorite, definitely top 5. Edgeworthia chrysantha also known as paper bush is a collectors plant. Carolyn, If you are following these comments, you will want to know that I have posted an additional article on edgeworthia called Edgeworthia Update. What town and zone are you in? I hope I never have to prune any more branches, it is such a gift in winter. Fragrant gold flowers in February and big lush green leaves. 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??? If the whole plant looks mopey as sometimes happen, I will water it (but not otherwise). The cold hardy camellia varieties work fine here, and the April Series are great. Anne, I have moved medium sized ones without problems, but never a very large one, although I cant see why it would fail. Grown in the sun, the foliage is still acceptable, though not as lush green as a rhododendron grown in a shaded area. Although it is fairly flexible as to its growing conditions, edgeworthia has the best form and is healthiest in full to part sun. However it gets very hot here in the summer, 90 to 100 degrees routinely in July and August and there is usually a drought. Carolyn. I make a habit of gifting it to others so I can see more of them! I am however loving my Winters Joy! Nakai belongs to Thymelaeaceae family, its alabastrum is used as the traditional Chinese medicine 'Buddleja Officinalis Maxim'. At least now I think we know they are definitely hardy here. The Irish botanistMichael Pakenham Edgeworth and his half sister Maria Edgeworth were both honoredwith the naming of this plant. I water her in the summer about twice a week En la medida en que haya algn conflicto entre la traduccin al ingls y la traduccin, el ingls prevalece. Your data will be helpful to southern gardeners. As Carolyn says Time will tell., Joyce, I planted my larger edgeworthia last spring and am amazed that every bud opened this spring. I had concluded the same thing about sun and shade but on the basis of far less experience so it is great to hear confirmation. It now seems to be stabilizing, and most of it is as lovely as ever. Want to see which lists are available? Another try for dry weather is Transatlantica Eternal Fragrance. Leaves single, alternate, lanceolate to narrow ovate, 8-13 cm long and 2-5 cm wide, entire, dull green, gray-green below with silky hairs when young. I grow mine in zone 6B. Any ideas? I am hoping that the recent warmth will result in the blossoms developing, and that the shrub will prove it has thrived. I dont know anything about growing edgeworthias in tropical climates. I am glad you appreciated the photos of the whole shrub. Tiny tubular flowers with no petals in dense umbels of 40 golden yellow flowers. They exude a powerful perfume in the evening. That is my sole experience. 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. It doesn't require full sun, but it does prefer indirect light, filtered or not. We are now in zone 7a. We use cookies on this website, you can read about them here. For me the yellow leaves are very noticeable because my tree is front and center in the front yard, so I fret about the yellow leaves too, but as long as everything else the tree needs is in correct order, I will just pick up the yellow leaves off the ground. How gorgeous is that!! 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. Now I wish I had ordered a paper bush! The flowers are beautiful and the fragrance is amazing. I know you have been busy, but did you see a post I did and linked to you? They turn an attractive shade of yellow in the fall. To all reports, it is less hardy and less floriferous. I agree with Carolyn, that is just the way they grow. i live in zone 8a,and would like to know if i can purchase Edgeworthia from you ?If yes, please send me details. Carolyn. However, I love seeing the entire bush more than just the small buds. Space these plants about 7 feet apart in partial shade and rich, moist soil. It is in an east facing location with lots of morning sun and afternoon shade, average soil with lots of other plants around it. Click for complete contact information. My plant blooms prolifically and scents the whole side of the house. When you are ready to buy an edgeworthia for your garden, check out our edgeworthias for sale. Im wondering if its worth trying, and pruning the plant as I go to keep things more manageable. Rosemary, I have never seen one growing in a pot. I will be observing. Edgeworthia, is a shrub native to China and the Himalayas that provides superb fall and winter interest and a gardenia-like fragrance. Keep in touch and let us know where you decide to plant your lovely Edgeworthia and how she fares. Carolyn. A shame, but often the case with orange or red cultivars of white flowering plants. Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame. Carolyn. [4] Species [ edit] Species list from both GRIN [5] and ThePlantList [6] This well-branched, well-formed shrub begins forming its silvery buds in late summer into fall, adding interest to your fall garden. 1 Names and Identifiers. Any suggestions? And in autumn yes, another season of color the foliage turns rich shades of yellow. I dont even plant plants that require extra water. Comments are never full. It eventually reaches 7 feet high and wide and makes a nice stand-alone specimen or back-of-the-border choice. This may be one for future planting when some of my trees and shrubs get up a bit. Love these plant, not much care needed, tho do find the constant yellow leaf drop annoying. Carolyn, I have just found your site . Is it ok? Hello, I am in zone 7b. If only I were good at shaping! Let me know what happens. And the orange-flowered forms are about the same size and have the delicate branching of Edgeworthia papyrifera, but with beautiful reddish-orange flowers rather than pale yellow. Note this is the default cart. During the summer its shape and foliage give the impression that it is related to the rhododendron. Happy Winter, Emily, I too find Edgeworthia to be a very hardy plant.
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