| Scientific Name: | Corylopsis spicata |
| Common Name: | spike witchhazel, spike winter hazel |
| Family Name: | Hamamelidaceae |
| Origin: | S.E. Asia / Japan / China |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Shrub - deciduous |
| Mature Size: | 2 - 3m x 2 - 3m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Open, Spreading, Upright |
| Form: | Oval - vertical, Round |
| Texture: | Medium |
| Landscape Uses: | Mixed shrub border, Spring interest |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Acidic, Humus rich, Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Soft flexible, Pinnate venation, Glabrous, Obovate, Ovate, Serrate |
| Flowers: | Raceme, Yellow, May-Jun |
| Fruit: | Capsule, Brown, Jul-Aug |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Multi-stemmed shrub typically 1.5-2.5m tall and eventually wider; leaves alternate, most blades broadly ovate to obovate, 5-10cm long x 3-6cm wide, margin serrate with aristate tips, base cordate to rounded, dark green with glaucous undersides; racemes pendant, 3-5cm long, appear before leaves, each with 6-14 florets that are <1cm long, yellow with pink filaments and purplish anthers. Winter ID: flower buds stalked, ovoid, about 1cm long. | |