Corylopsis Species, Buttercup Winterhazel

Sort of nice flowers (esp. against snow) yet no fragrance (assellers promote it with) which is disappointing

A handsome and too infrequently planted shrub. This is the best of the winterhazels for most gardens.

In early spring, sof...Read Moret yellow flowers hang down in profusion from every node---there's a famous planting at Winterthur that features this plant blooming with Korean rhododendron (R. mucronulatum). The flowers more than make up for their small size by the generosity with which they're produced.

Winterhazels have a graceful natural architecture, with regularly zig-zagging silver branches spreading in parallel. Pruning spoils this natural structure. These shrubs are best planted where they can reach their mature size without interference.

Buttercup winterhazel is the smallest and daintiest of the winterhazels, reaching 6' high and spreading to 8' wide. The branches are slender and fine-textured, much more so than those of the other members of the genus, and the mature size is half that of any other.

growing c.pauciflora as bonsai. 03-2011 in full bloom.

Planted 9 years ago; it normally blooms the last half of March. Covered in pale yellow flowers; it's a lovely accent in a woodland garden...Read More. The April 07 freeze with 3 nights in the 20's damaged it, but it has recovered.