Chimonanthus praecox

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Height

2 to 3 m

Width

2 to 3 m

Flower colour

yellow

Flowering Time

December

Light/shadow demands

no direct sunlight,

sun

pH-Value

slightly acidic

Soil

permeable, all substrates

Yes

Chimonanthus praecox

Characteristics:

Habit

Shrub, 2-3 m tall, upright, squarrose twigs, long shoots, slow-growing

Blossom

Single flower-bells, downwards tilted, outer tepals light yellow, inner somewhat shorter with brown-red stripes or spots, strong sweet-spicy scent, starting in December, main flower in February, on the shoots of the previous year, only flowering after mild winters

Leaves

Deciduous, simple, entire leaf margin, 20 cm, light green, glossy

Fruits

Jar-shaped nuts, 5-7 cm long, coarse-leathery, upper third constricted, only ripening during warm summers

Soil

Nutritious, not too heavy, well-drained

Hardiness Zone

Zone 7a

Tip

The thermophilic shrub can easily be trained to a trellis. Older plants are more frost-hardy.

Bee pasture/nectar

Synonyms

C. fragrans; Calycanthus praecox

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Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
98240048	Cont 5 l, 40-60	€31.00
98340048	Cont 5 l, 60-80	€42.00
SANA011965	Cont 7,5 l, height 80-100	€65.00
bks15490093	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, height 100-125	€150.00
bks15490100	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, height 125-150	€190.00

Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
98240048	Cont 5 l, 40-60	€31.00
98340048	Cont 5 l, 60-80	€42.00
SANA011965	Cont 7,5 l, height 80-100	€65.00
bks15490093	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, height 100-125	€150.00
bks15490100	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, height 125-150	€190.00