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Buttercup Winterhazel

Scientific name: Corylopsis pauciflora
Taxonomy
Family:Hamamelidaceae
Type:Deciduous shrubs
Native:NO
Plant Requirements
Zone:6 to 8
Sun:Full to partial sun
Moisture:Dry
Plant Characteristics
Height:6 ft
Width:6 ft
Bloom:Fragrant flowers
Bloom Time:March
Bloom Color:Yellow
Additional Characteristics
Trees


Fruit

Leaves


Bark
Wildlife value

Poisonous
Description Buttercup Winterhazel is named for the profusion of fragrant pastel buttery-yellow flowers it produces in late March before the leaves emerge. A true herald of spring!

  Morphology:
This is a deciduous multi-stemmed shrub that grows in a spreading fashion to 6’ tall and as wide. It bears simple leaves which are arranged in an alternate fashion. The leaf blades are broadly ovate and have a cordate base. At maturity they are 2”-3” long and have bristly serrated edges. The veins of the leaves are deeply sunken making them appear wrinkled. During the summer the leaves are blue-green in color.

Attractive, pastel yellow flowers form in late winter. These are ½” long, in hanging clusters of 3 to 5 flowers.

  Adaptation:
This shrub survives in full to partial sun on moist acidic soils.

  Pests:
None reported.
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