I thought a six foot spread area would be enough! It is still quite rare. Hank, Akebono is not supposed to be hardy where we are. One year later, voila. Would newly fallen Autumn leaves do the job or what could I use instead of a leaf compost, if I do not have it? 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. I have a lose cover of pine needles close to the base and out to the drip line of the tree (it is now a very large shrub/treeit is about 2 and a half meters tall and as wide). Carolyn. P.S. Beautiful shape and the smell is out of this world. At least now I think we know they are definitely hardy here. I had a similar problem with the orange (?) I would just have to goggle it. Please keep in touch. It was amazing, and it was a shrub I had never heard of. It has grown into a small shrub at this point and appears ready to bloom for the second year Dont over or under water and it will likely be fine. Its very hardy and spreads from the root. The flowers appear . Is there a particular variety you recommend? They are best planted in flower beds or borders within a courtyard or informal garden setting. Terms. Julie, Zone 5 is a stretch but you have grown other plants that I wouldnt think you could. Carolyn. Out of stock. Keep its fragrant blooms nearby using the plant in a container on the porch or patio, facing south or west, to protect it from frost. Edgeworthia is a shrub native to China and the Himalayas that provides superb fall and winter interest and a gardenia-like fragrance. Ive seen edgeworthia in a couple nurseries around here, and though the buds and blooms were beautiful, I thought the young plants looked awkward as they were basically a stick with a few measly little branches at the top. Was surprised to see one at my favorite nursery and snatched it up. A welcomed sight in the winter garden, Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Red Dragon' (Paperbush) is a bushy, suckering, deciduous shrub, prized for its luminous, rounded inflorescences, 2 in. Carolyn, do you think mine might be struggling because it was brought from England which has a much wetter climate. I have 3 of these growing in part shade and they are magnificent. For example a kiwi struggles here!!! Loads of unique yellow flower clusters and large leaves that add a tropical flare to the garden, make Edgeworthia chrysantha a "must-have" specimen bush for shade gardens. The edgeworthia is against the house, east facing, and it has surpassed all expectations so that now is covers my bedroom window. It is near my front door so most of the winter I have the scent wafting into my house. Carolyn, The Edgeworthia in my Wayne, PA garden was planted early last summer. Blooms in winter on bare stems. Carolyn. Hello Nikolay, Leaf curl or drop occurs when plants are over-or-underwatered. You are the same zone as us. However, the temperatures were 10 degrees below the lows for our zone this winter and buds may have frozen. 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. Distribution. These plants are winter hardy in USDA Zones 7 through 10, down to 5F, if grown in humus-rich, moist, and well-draining soil. The first of these shrubs to bloom . If you want to return to my blogs homepage to access the sidebar information (catalogues, previous articles, etc.) I have never done it but I dont see why pruning would be a problem. Wait to water until the top few inches of soil are dry. Generally I stick with plants that are zone appropriate because of the maintenance aspects. Add cutting to a well-watered container filled with organically-rich soil. I have concluded that edgeworthias are perfectly hardy in our zone. Liane, thanks for commenting on pruning. As I was worried about root rotting in winter I planted it in a sheltered from cold winds southern location under the leaves of a grape vine with drainage of stones at the bottom of the hole. The tubular flowers are held in clusters and bloom in late winter and spring; they are often very fragrant. Carolyn. They recover immediately with water. I can enjoy the structure and color from the sun room in the winter, but venture out despite snow or rain for the scent. However, I have been able to offer it to my customers in fall 2011 and fall 2012 because my wholesale shrub supplier carries beautiful specimens of it. It is getting so big that I may have to cut it back! I cant imagine that it could grow in a pot. Paper bush and daffodils at Gibbs Gardens, Ball Ground, Georgia. I want people to ramble on about edgeworthias so that the information gets out there! I would love to hear from other readers who have tried Red Dragon. Carolyn. I thought they would be. I am a retail nursery. Watering schedules vary, but they don't require much water in the first few years. If the whole plant looks mopey as sometimes happen, I will water it (but not otherwise). Thank you! Deciduous shrub. Carolyn. I don't know if this winter bloomer is hard to propagate or if growers largely . Tina, I would love to see your photos when you are done with your break from blogging. I thought maybe too much sun. Can I get on the list for an edgeworthia in April? If you garden north of here, I suggest you try the plant anyway because we really dont know how much cold it can take. I really love so many things that bloom in the shade. 2. Discover the many ways to grow your knowledge of plants and become a better gardener today. Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Akebono' - Rounded orange to red-orange multitudes of florets densely set in rounded domes about the size of ping pong balls set at the ends of naked warm brown architectonic stems occur late winter to early spring. Its like little glowing bulbs. We have just had a lot of rain after a dry spell. I am wondering if you, Carolyn, have been able to locate any new ones. If the shrub has really outgrown its original spot, then I would move it and hope for the best because what choice do you have? Carolyn, Flowers are yellow, have a sweet scent, and in clusters at the branch tips. Carolyn. However it gets very hot here in the summer, 90 to 100 degrees routinely in July and August and there is usually a drought. We were being given a tour of the gardens and collections by Tony Avent, who now owns Plant Delights Nursery. We made the original selection from a group of seed-grown plants, imported from China by Canada's Piroche Plants in the late 1990s. We are now in zone 7a. No, I dont. Should it adapt with time? Is there perhaps a similar plant that looks like the Edgeworthia but isnt? (LogOut/ Takes sun, part sun, shade, wet, dry. There is an evergreen dogwood called something like Empress of China that might work. Edgeworthia (paper bush) is a genus of plants in the family Thymelaeaceae.When the genus was first described, it was published twice in the same year (1841), in two separate publications: Plantarum vascularium genera: secundum ordines naturales digesta eorumque differentiae et affinitates tabulis diagnostacis expositae; and Denkschriften der Regensburgischen Botanischen Gesellschaft. BIGGEST CONCERN IS IF I SHOULD PLANT IT DEEPER SO IT HAS MORE CHANCES TO GET MORE MOISTURE IN SUMMER, in case there would be noone at the lication to water it in summer in the future!? Sometimes if an insect chews on the leaf bud before it opens, then the leaf will be distorted. My neighbor has the same problem. Deep green and gray-green foliage. Back in the early 1990s, Canadian nurseryman/plantsman, Pierre Piroche was able to do what no one else had been able to manage and import quite a large number of very rare, commercially unobtainable plants, both woody and perennial from China. Akebono did not make it through the winter, but Winter Gold flowered very well, in spite of another very cold March. Paper bush is suited to the Middle, Lower, and Coastal South (USDA Zones 7-9), although with protection, it might get by in the Upper South (USDA Zone 6). Carolyn. I am going to try propogating from cutting soon but have heard its virtually impossible to do. Push a branch into the ground, stick a brick or stone on it, and one year later you will have a rooted plant to detach from the main much like an azalea. How many years was the plant growing in your container? Carolyn. I do occasionally have to water it in a dry summer and I have it situated so it is protected from winter winds. My Edgeworthia is now about 7 feet tall and as wide at this point. I bought 2 at the Scott sale last year, one of the species and one Red Dragon. Native to Asia, the paper bush, named for its bark, is a durable shrub often used to make paper goods, including banknotes, books, and wallpaper. Anu, I dont have rabbits so am not sure what they will bother. Edgeworthia does have a sticky look to it. Carolyn. I didnt think it would be hardy farther north than zone 7. Wasnt lucky with that. In my previous posts I described our huge and spectacular E. chrysantha which we had for fifteen years in Barnstable, Massachusetts. The rapidly growing paper bush grows five to eight feet tall and wide, depending on the selection. The first photo in the post of the Scott plant was taken in 2012 and the last picture in the post is of the same plant in 2006 so that gives you some idea. Its in (what will be) high shade most of the day, some sun in the late afternoon. I need advice as to the soil mix. After reading my postI can see I rambled and that I am very concerned about my lovely shrub. [6] It was planted in late winter, and now, June 20th is showing some yellow leaves on the lower branches. So glad to hear someone is growing one on Cape Cod as I am looking for a special plant for my mother! Hank, Thanks for giving us the information about your plant. And there are photos on google of it growing in containers.. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome. Finally, height and width estimates range all over the place with a consensus probably being 6 by 6. Hank, I guess the edgeworthias were on a schedule of their own this year. Edgeworthia chrysantha, commonly called paperbush or edgeworthia, is a deciduous suckering shrub that typically grows to 4-6' tall and as wide. Full sun is ok along the coast but some afternoon shade is best inland. General information. All the plants that I follow around here are extremely healthy. It can also be grown to good effect against a west- or south-facing wall (as at the Savill Garden, Windsor Great Park, Berkshire) or in a cool greenhouse to produce a delightful fragrance when flowering. Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Gold Rush' Sold out. I will continue to keep an eye on her and hope this winter goes well for both of us! Mine in Germantown on southeast side of house has bloomed nicely. A shame, but often the case with orange or red cultivars of white flowering plants. Privacy Policy Theres the best time to transplant, prune, etc., in books, and then theres the best time for me which is when I have time and motivation otherwise the job wont get done. In the last years I am not getting temperatures around -13C or 9F and that is for short periods, a few hours a couple of times each winter, most of the time it is around freezing or a bit above at night only. 'Ruby' Gladiola (Gladiolus papilio 'Ruby'), Creeping Honeysuckle (Lonicera crassifolia). Im wondering if its worth trying, and pruning the plant as I go to keep things more manageable. Love the snowflakes too! Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Akebono' Family: Thymelaeaceae Hardiness: To Zone 7a Mature Size: 5'x5' Exposure: sun/pt shade Bloom Time: Feb-Mar Moisture Needs: moist to average Price: $ 30.00. Old leaves turn yellow and fall off regularly. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Now, since roots have not developed yet, the leaves shrivel up in the afternoon if not watered every other day. They all demand highly organic, fast-draining soil. Most sources say that edgeworthia grows in light to partial shade and requires moist, fertile, well-drained organic soil with supplemental water in summer. So please put me on your list my husband and I drive to Malvern often to visit our daughter and her family so we could easily pick it up on our way. Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Red Dragon' paper bush. The foliage is beautiful! I have never smelled it , though near our front door & have never seen it flower. Carolyn. 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. This space gets good morning sun and then afte. Its done wonderfully in my garden. A number of leaves turned yellow and fell, while other stems showed what I would call wilt. Carolyns advice is dead on. Chrysantha refers to its golden yellow flowers. Carolyn. Learn how your comment data is processed. Denis Lucey is a customer of mine. Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Snow Cream' is a 2000 Juniper Level Botanic Garden/Plant Delights introduction that has proven to be one of our most popular introductions. Huge and spectacular E. chrysantha which we had for fifteen years in Barnstable, Massachusetts range over... Facebook account described our huge and spectacular E. chrysantha which we had for fifteen years in,! 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