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Chimonanthus praecox/Wintersweet
Stem with flowers and buds
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Scientific Name:
Chimonanthus praecox
Common Name:
Wintersweet
Plant Type:
Deciduous
Leaf Type:
Broadleaf
Hardiness Zone:
6, 7, 8, 9
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Height:
10-15 feet
Spread:
5 - 10 feet
Bloom time:
Spring, Winter
Flower color:
White, Purple
Light Exposure:
Sun, Part Sun
Drainage:
Well drained, Moist
Rate of Growth:
Slow
Water Requirement:
Medium
Maintenance Level:
Medium
Susceptible to insects
and diseases:
No
Comments:
Has fragrant flowers in winter and the variety luteus has yellow flowers. Prune after flowering to encourge more compact growth and ecnourage flowering wood production. Is a large, upright, multi-stemmed shrub with a distinctive fountainlike, spreading canopy. Best adapted to the upper South, although flower buds and flowers are subject to severe injury or sometimes destroyed in severe winters. Grows best in a well-drained soil in full sunlight to partial shade.