CHIMONANTHUS praecox

wintersweet, Japanese all-spice

CHIMONANTHUS praecox

wintersweet, Japanese all-spice

'Winter sweet'. A deciduous shrub with very scented yellow flower with purple centre in january.
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  • Maintenance advice : Prune it to the desired size after flowering.
  • Botanical/Horticultural origin : China; introduced by Lord Coventry (GB) 1766
  • Use group : Sträucher
  • Height at 10 years : 3 m
  • Width at 10 years : 2 m
  • Growth : Medium
  • Fragrance : Yes
  • Exposure : Full sun
  • Evergreen/Deciduous : Deciduous
  • Shape : rigid, upright
  • Colour of leaves : Green
  • Colour of flowers : Yellow
  • Soil type : Garden soil
  • Uses : Free standing specimen
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Very useful variety near a path to give colours and scents in winter, well exposed against a wall for example, to protect the flowering and enhance it. Strange brown fuits in which the seeds can be heard at te end of summer. Flowering occurs as soon as it gets warmer. Melliferous plant. It appreciates sheltered, warm, fairly sunny locations, such as at the foot of a south-facing wall. Any soil, preferably cool siliceous soil.