The much sought after Edgeworthia Red Dragon is a winter flowering deciduous Chinese shrub with cinnamon coloured young bark and dense nodding terminal clusters of fragrant orange to red flowers which open in late winter. Carolyn what a magical shrub..those silky tassel flowers have always made me want to touch themI have never seen it in flower but it is exotic lookingthis is indeed a very special shrub to grow. I found your post while looking for info about E.c. 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. Tony Avent, among many authorities, now suggests that there is really only one species: E. chrysantha. Carolyn, I have just found your site . Dont over or under water and it will likely be fine. Chrysantha refers to itsgolden yellow flowers. My compost just happens to be composed of thoroughly decomposed leaves. Carolyn. Id leave it be. Please let me know when you have them for sale. or to subscribe to my blog, just click here. It is so happy 9000 SE Division, Portland, OR 97266. Does scent travel in the air and to what distance??? Mine is in an east-facing location with partial shade backed by shrubs and trees and a stone wall, which block winter winds from the northwest. Im in north Georgia, and I fell in love with this plant when I first saw it. I find that occasional watering may . In summer, it's covered in beautiful, elongated, 5-inch-long leaves that hold droplets of water on their finely pubescent surfaces. I almost didnt do the post because I thought they werent good enough. Based in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, we reach millions of I have always wanted one but was told it wasnt hardy in my climate (5 southwestern CT). Botanical Name: Edgeworthia chrysantha Common Name: Paperbush Family: Thymelaceae Hardiness: USDA Zones 7-9 Size: 10' tall x 10' wide Location: Full shade to part sun Soil: Moist and well-drained Bloom Time: Winter Foliage: Deciduous with yellow fall color Happy Growing Overall, I am a huge fan of paperbush and I think you will be too! This well-branched, well-formed shrub begins forming its silvery buds in late summer into fall, adding interest to your fall garden. After leaves have fallen, bare branches host silver-hair covered flower buds that according to one observer, look like mouse toes. And maybe more rootgrow, the fungi creating an addit. I just purchased an edgeworthia from my favorite nursery in the Atlanta area. Glad to hear its normal! Al igual que con cualquier traduccin por Internet, la conversin no es sensible al contexto y puede que no traduzca el texto en su significado original. We made the original selection from a group of seed-grown plants, imported from China by Canada's Piroche Plants in the late 1990s. The fragrance is a bit like gardenia with a slightly spicier element. form a strategic partnership called N.C. How many years was the plant growing in your container? Mine gets morning sun only. Oh my word!!! If you have a sheltered spot in your garden then it may do well here. The flowers are beautiful and the fragrance is amazing. Also, I want ti transplant it now, not in Spring, as I will not be here then. Z7-9, Fragrant pale yellow flowers in February, slender green leaves, airy branching. 3 Chemicals and Bioactivities Expand this section. All the edgeworthias I have ever seen do that. Once again I wish I lived closer to you this plant is not sold in my area. 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. All species and cultivars of edgeworthia are available from Yamina Rare Plants, 25 Moores Road, Monbulk, Victoria. 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. Ann, I am glad to hear they are covering edgeworthia at Longwood now. The Edgeworthia chrysantha in the Cosby Courtyard is arguably the best specimen on campus, illustrating a nearly perfect form. I would just take care to trench around the perimeter several weeks in advance to stimulate new roots to assist in the transplant process. Edgeworthia - Growing Guide Deciduous Or evergreen shrubs with tough, lance-shaped leaves. Carolyns Shade Gardens is a retail nursery located in Bryn Mawr, PA, specializing in showy, colorful, and unusual plants for shade. I cant imagine that it could grow in a pot. I do not water so the plant receives no supplemental water. I agree, it is the Belle of the winter Garden. Although hardy to -5C (23F), this deciduous, spreading shrub benefits from a sheltered position prevent frost damage to the flowers. How It Grows Paper bush spreads by rhizomes but isn't invasive, and generally forms a dense, slowly expanding clump of long, pliable stems. Current catalogues are under Pages below. Native to China and the Himalayas, E. papyrifera has been used to make fine paper for eons. I looked up care for edgeworthia and happened onto your Blog. Im on the Board of Awbury Arboretum in Germantown, and our landscape manager there, Denis Lucey, says edgeworthia is his favorite shrub by far. Hopefully, itll be gone soon. We dug them & placed them in the woods where they merely survived for several years. My 2 Edgeworthia survived a brutal 5B winter of extended -20s. Carolyn. It originates from China and the Himalayas and grows, as a small rounded shrub, to about 4 or 5ft in height (occasionally more in a heated glasshouse). I dont have a recommended mail order source. Louise, You must have figured the comment problem out. I wish blog posts could include a fragrance button! Carolyns Shade Gardens is a retail nursery in Bryn Mawr, PA, U.S., zone 6b/7a. 6 Information Sources. I even had to cut a whole shrivelled branch. Finally, height and width estimates range all over the place with a consensus probably being 6 by 6. Then suddenly, about 2 weeks ago, one side of it started exhibiting some decline. In his experience, E. papyrifera is much weaker in growth than E. chrysantha. Edgeworthia ( Edgeworthia chrysantha, Zones 7-10) is truly a four-season plant. Its very hardy and spreads from the root. Flower Seeds Packets for Planting 35 Individual Varieties Perennial, Annual, Wildflower Seeds for Planting Outdoors for Bees and Butterflies - Semillas de Flores Hermosas by Gardeners Basics . 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. Now I want to propagate one of them so I can have three. I do not fertilize mine but you could try it. Propagate by root greenwood and semi-ripe nodal stem-tip cuttings in summer in free-draining compost. Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee, Juniper Level Botanic Gardens: Part Sun-Part Shade Gardens, Border Landscape Pinewild County Club, Moore County, Mountain Ridge Top Garden - East Lawn and Lower Drive Border. What separates NC State University from other schools? Do you have any experience with pests/diseases on this plant? We have just had a lot of rain after a dry spell. Thank you for the information about Dirk, his site is wonderful. Denis Lucey is a customer of mine. Keep in touch and let us know where you decide to plant your lovely Edgeworthia and how she fares. Hello Nikolay, Your data will be helpful to southern gardeners. Where is your Garden. Hello Liz, Now it is sailing through a very hot and dry summer with no additional watering and practically no rain since the end of July. to see if it helps. Though 0F have been recorded back in time. Sharon Oliver, Sharon, Unfortunately, my blog is a little confusing because if you get there using a Goggle search, the home page information does not show up because the right sidebar is not there. 3793. Learn More About NC State Extension, We have several topic based email newsletters that are sent out periodically when we have new information to share. My 1990 edition of Michael Dirr's Manual of Woody Landscape Plants contains no mention of it, and it was not covered in my 1994 Longwood course, Deciduous Flowering Shrubs II. Now after the dry hot summer I am thinking the potting mix I used with the drainage was drying out too fast unlike my clay soil and this time I should use more of my clay soil, at least 50%!? Consumer and Community Horticulture Professor and Extension Specialist, N.C. Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame. It flowers on old wood so you would want to prune it right after it blooms. Carolyn. Edgeworthia tomentosa (Thunb.) Im in Zone 7A and limited to a container garden. http://www.seidelbast.net/ponticahybrid.html, https://carolynsshadegardens.com/2017/01/28/edgeworthia-update/, https://nurcar.com/collections/woodies-e/products/edgeworthia-chrysantha-winter-gold, Your Native Woodland: If You Build It They Will Come, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay, ME, Ferns for American Gardens by John Mickel, Snowdrops by Matt Bishop, Aaron Davis, & John Grimshaw, The Gardener's Guide to Growing Hellebores by Graham Rice and Elizabeth Strangman. saturday club membership fees Search. Grown in the sun, the foliage is still acceptable, though not as lush green as a rhododendron grown in a shaded area. Edgeworthia is one of the stars of the winter garden - or should we say it's one of the suns? I just found two buds on my baby Edgeworthia. Edgeworthia's common name, paper bush, comes from its utilitarian bark, which is processed into a high-grade paper product in Japan and China. Flowers in clusters of 35 or more at branch tips, slightly fragrant, each flower is about 1.5 cm long, a 4-lobed silky calyx, white on the outside with a yellow . Both composted hardwood and ground pine bark suppress root rot. And there are photos on google of it growing in containers.. Edgeworthias leaves are large and tropical, and its bark is an unusual reddish-brown. I am on the north side of Cape Cod in a relatively sheltered area, probably 7a where it is situated. You have shown photos of this beautiful shrub before but not the open flowers (unless I missed a post). It eventually reaches 7 feet high and wide and makes a nice stand-alone specimen or back-of-the-border choice. Life always gets in the way of gardening. I saw my first Edgworthia on a garden tour (Patterns?) This photo was taken in September and the highly ornamental buds have formed but have not yet expanded. Woody Ornamentals North Carolina Extension Gardener Handbook, Hanging Baskets, From Houseplants to Herbs, Mountain Horticultural Crops Research & Extension Center, Vernon G. James Research & Extension Center, Extension Gardener Travel Study Adventures, Entomology Insect Biology and Management, Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center, Weed Management in Nurseries, Landscapes & Christmas Trees. We had a few days this past winter that were close to zero degrees with high winds, the blooms did not last as long as usual, but it still smelled heavenly and looks great today. The site is about 15 feet from the house, which I would think provides protection from the NW. Is it because I live in a country that has no winter? It would help to know where you are. Member Discounts. Root system!? My neighbor has the same problem. Is more sun needed for better blooming/ scent??? It is not found in Bulgaria. If you want to do mail order, all of mine came from here: https://nurcar.com/collections/woodies-e/products/edgeworthia-chrysantha-winter-gold. Inner bark is used to make paper hence the common name. Edgeworthiais a shrub native to China and the Himalayas thatprovides superb fall and winter interest and a gardenia-like fragrance. Remember that watering deeply once per week allows . It arrived fairly recently in the US. 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 Edgeworthia was also starting to lean forward and with any hurricane it could have tumbled overI am in zone 7B. Any compost will do, it doesnt have to be from leaves. This spring was a hard one for my Edgeworthias on Cape Cod. It now seems to be stabilizing, and most of it is as lovely as ever. Carolyn, If you are following these comments, you will want to know that I have posted an additional article on edgeworthia called Edgeworthia Update. Carolyn, Carolyn So enjoy your blog and this is a plant that I would love in my Brooklyn garden. Yours are gorgeous! Edgeworthia produces fragrant, butterfly-attracting flowers in the winter and early spring. There is only one other species in the genus that I know of, E. papyrifera, and it may be just a subset of E. chrysantha. Most people celebrate daffodils as the harbingers By Wuttisit Somtui, Earth Point, Shutterstock. Grows up to 4-6 ft. tall and wide (120-180 cm). I live in Vancouver Washington & have 3 Edgeworthias. Carolyn. [Note:Carolyns Shade Gardens is retail nursery located in Bryn Mawr, PA. Carolyn. Carolyn, Can I order for shipping 3 Edgeworthia chrisanthas from your nursery. 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. So glad you waited and thanks for letting us know. The only plants that we mail order are snowdrops and miniature hostas.]. I knew I couldnt let it grow on up past the windows and block all light in the bedroom so if it didnt make it, Id have to live with that. However, the Chanticleer specimen in the sun is much lower and tighter while Charles Cressons shady specimen is taller and looser. The plant sold as Edgeworthia papyrifera is slightly smaller and has more delicate flowers and branching. They are 5 to 6 long and about 2 wide, blue-green on the top and silvery green on the bottom. Curious to see if anyone has experience growing Edgeworthia in a container? Its done wonderfully in my garden. Heather @ heathrss@aol.com, Sorry, Heather, the only plants I ship are snowdrops and mini hostas. The foliage turns a nice yellow in the fall. I pruned it before the first budding, probably in January/February and I pruned it hard taking some limbs down to the trunk. Problems: None serious, but root rot can be an issue if over-watering occurs. This was the day I fell in love with Edgeworthia chrysantha . Edgeworthia chrysantha, also known as the paperbush plant, provides superb winter interest and fragrance. This causes the leaves to go limp when its hot but doesnt seem to harm the plants, time will tell. There are several varieties of Edgeworthia, including: Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Nanjing Gold', with yellow flowering; Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Akebono' or 'Red Dragon', with red-orange blooming, a more supple port, and less graphic than 'Nanjing Gold' or the species type. Hello Nik, Online Data Storage. Will pamper and baby if need. To create additional collections, you must be a paid member of our site. It does get a little morning sun. So Im getting from this blog that I should prune more severely in the early spring (ouch, scary!)?? I can only shade garden because of all our beautiful trees that I could never cut down to gain sunlight I did have them limbed up so we are getting a little more intense dappled sun in many areas. My Edgeworthia has always done this from the day I brought it home, it survived two terrible winters with only a few lost buds and I think it has grown a foot this summer. I should have taken it out of the container last year. There is basic information about the nursery along with catalogues and a place to subscribe to the blog. Akebono did not make it through the winter, but Winter Gold flowered very well, in spite of another very cold March. Hi Carolyn Cooperative Extension prohibits discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, and veteran status.