Chinese Winter Hazel
Corylopsis sinensis var. sinensis
Hamamelidaceae
Growth habit
Shrub
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Central and Western China
Location
Comstock Knoll and Rhododendron Collection
Source of plant
Highland Botanical Park
Description
Shrub, but tree-like in the wild, young branches softly pubescent, leaves obovate to obovate-oblong, 5-10 cm long, the base cordate, blue-green beneath and softly pubescent. Flowers lemon-yellow, 12-18 held in 3-5 cm long racemes, fragrant, the petals ovate, 8 mm long, anther yellow (!), bracts large, pubescent.
USDA Hardiness Zone
6