Scientific Name:
Corylopsis pauciflora
Pronunciation:
kore-ee-LOP-siss paw-si-FLORE-uh
Common Name:
buttercup winter hazel
Family Name:
Hamamelidaceae
Plant Type:
Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Shrub open vase, arching, deciduous; leaves ovate, most blades 4-6cm long, sharply serrate, sunken veins, emerge bronze and then turn bright green; racemes on leafless shoots, each with 2-4 florets, fragrant, pale yellow; fruit 2-beaked capsule. Winter ID: twigs zigzag, delicate, reddish brown; flower buds stalked, ovoid, about 6mm long.
Habit:
Spreading, Upright
Form:
Oval - horizontal, Vase
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
1.3 - 2.0m
Mature Spread:
2 - 3m
Growth Rate:
Slow
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China (Japan)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border, Specimen plant, Spring interest, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Heavily veined, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Rugose
Colour in Summer:
Green, Dark-green, Green-yellow
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Cordate
Margins:
Ciliate, Dentate
Inflorescence Type:
Raceme
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Perigynous
Colour (petals):
Showy, Yellow
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
Mar, Apr
Additional Info:
2 to 4 florets
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Fruiting Time:
May, Jun
Additional Info:
Not showy
Bark Morphology:
Smooth, Multi-stem trunk
Bark or Stem Colour:
Red, Brown
Leaf Bud Type:
Ovoid
Leaf Scar Shape:
Round
Propagation:
Seed, Greenwood cuttings, Layering
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
