Styrax japonicus
Snowflake flower, Japanese snowbell
Styrax Styrax
S. japonicus - S. japonicus is a spreading, deciduous tree with oblong to elliptic, toothed, glossy, mid- to dark green leaves turning red or yellow in autumn. Clusters of bell-shaped, sometimes pink-flushed, white flowers bloom along the undersides of the branches in summer.
Styrax japonicus is: Deciduous
Flowers are fragrant.
Rounded to broadly spreading
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
White in Summer
Green in Spring; Green in Summer; Yellow, Orange in Autumn
Generally pest free.
Generally disease free.
Pruning group 1
Sow seed at 15C for three months then at 5C for three months.
Seed, Softwood cuttings
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Styrax japonicus (Japanese snowbell) will reach a height of 12m and a spread of 8m after 20-50 Years.
Low Maintenance
Grow in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. Shelter from cold, drying winds.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Styrax japonicus
Snowflake flower, Japanese snowbell
Styrax Styrax
S. japonicus - S. japonicus is a spreading, deciduous tree with oblong to elliptic, toothed, glossy, mid- to dark green leaves turning red or yellow in autumn. Clusters of bell-shaped, sometimes pink-flushed, white flowers bloom along the undersides of the branches in summer.
Deciduous
Flowers are fragrant.
Rounded to broadly spreading
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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White in Summer
Green in Spring; Green in Summer; Yellow, Orange in Autumn
Generally pest free.
Generally disease free.
Pruning group 1
Sow seed at 15C for three months then at 5C for three months.
Seed, Softwood cuttings
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Styrax japonicus (Japanese snowbell) will reach a height of 12m and a spread of 8m after 20-50 Years.
Low Maintenance
Grow in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. Shelter from cold, drying winds.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5
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