Today I took some photos of my shrub, not sure the precise botanical name as it was a seedling gift dug from under someones old Paperbush. Check out the tripartite growth pattern in the last photo.
I have this in a very protected location, but it has survived a really cold (for us) winter-bordering on zone 7 at 10 degrees for days. If it flowers this winter I will post photos.
Cool, it sure looks tropical (could be why I don't know anything about it), I can't grow it so I'm left to pine...or grow pine or something.
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I grew one overwintering in my garage for years. It actually did fine before eventually giving up the ghost. By that time, it had grown too big to the point it was too much of a hassle hauling it in & out. But I've been tempted by the new cultivar with orange-colored flowers (Akebono). Looks pretty cool on-line, unless the pictures have been photo-shopped. I attached a picture of mine from 8 years ago - it was a sprawling, gangly thing, about 4ft tall in the pot.
Delete, delete, delete...I did not just read that...
Mipii- it does look tropical, and is only borderline hardy here in zone 8.
Wee-I hope mine eventually has that many buds! Even the buds are pretty with their silvery whiteness.
I did succumb to the Akebono several years ago, but foolishly planted it in an exposed location, after it had been living in a greenhouse, in fall, before a cold winter... I may try again now I can play nice with it. I wonder if cuttings work.
I presume cuttings should work, though I've never tried it. I remember the big juicy buds lasted all winter long before finally blooming late winter/early spring. I became enamored of this plant in North Carolina where I recall it blooming before the forsythia. I think it's supposed to have great fragrance as well, but I never noticed it...
