Chimonanthus praecox
Wintersweet , Japan all-spice, Chimonanthus fragrans
Chimonanthus Chimonanthus
C. praecox - C. praecox is a vigorous, broadly upright, deciduous shrub with glossy, lance-shaped, mid-green leaves and, in winter, strongly fragrant, pendent, pale yellow flowers, purple or brown inside.
Chimonanthus praecox is: Deciduous
Flowers are sweetly fragrant.
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Yellow in Winter
Mid-green in Spring; Mid-green in Summer; Mid-green in Autumn
Generally pest-free.
Generally disease-free.
Pruning group 1 or group 13 if wall-trained.
Seed, Softwood cuttings
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Chimonanthus praecox (Wintersweet ) will reach a height of 4m and a spread of 3m after 10-20 years.
City, Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging, Beds and borders, Low Maintenance, Wallside and trellises
Grow in fertile, moist but well-drained or well-drained soil in a sunny, sheltered site.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, East
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Chimonanthus praecox
Wintersweet , Japan all-spice, Chimonanthus fragrans
Chimonanthus Chimonanthus
C. praecox - C. praecox is a vigorous, broadly upright, deciduous shrub with glossy, lance-shaped, mid-green leaves and, in winter, strongly fragrant, pendent, pale yellow flowers, purple or brown inside.
China
Deciduous
Flowers are sweetly fragrant.
Upright
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Yellow in Winter
Mid-green in Spring; Mid-green in Summer; Mid-green in Autumn
Generally pest-free.
Generally disease-free.
Pruning group 1 or group 13 if wall-trained.
Seed, Softwood cuttings
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Chimonanthus praecox (Wintersweet ) will reach a height of 4m and a spread of 3m after 10-20 years.
City, Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging, Beds and borders, Low Maintenance, Wallside and trellises
Grow in fertile, moist but well-drained or well-drained soil in a sunny, sheltered site.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, East
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7
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