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Also Known As

Spike Winter Hazel

Plant type

shrub

size

H: 5'-6'
W: 8'-10'

planting zones

6a-9b

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Corylopsis spicata plant details

Corylopsis spicata is a moderate-growing broadleaf deciduous shrub with blue and green foliage. In spring yellow flowers emerge. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture water. Does well in acidic, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Corylopsis spicata

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: hamamelidaceae
Foliage: deciduous blue and green
Mature size: 8 FT - 10 FT - wide, 5 FT - 6 FT - tall
Flowers: yellow blooms in spring
Uses: fragrant

GROWING CONDITIONS for Corylopsis spicata

USDA Zones: 6a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture

Soil needs: acidic, rich and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

One of the earliest Corylopsis to bloom, this wide-spreading bush to 6' produces its soft-yellow flowers with their cowslip fragrance in early spring; a quiet beauty. PSh/M

By: Forestfarm

One of the plants Jane Platt introduced to us in the early 70’s. The 8’x 8’ plant will cover itself with 2” soft yellow pendant flowers in March. A great plant to grow with magnolias as the color combines well.

By: Gossler Farms

Spreading shrub with pendulous racemes of fragrant yellow flowers in early spring. Growth Rate medium

By: Garden World

Fragrant, bright yellow, pendent flowers appear before leaves in late February. Leaves are dark green and ovate to obovate in shape. Great floral display in early spring. Winter hazel has open, spreading habit. Grow in filtered sun in moist, well-drained, acidic soil. Zone 5-8.

By: Bloom River Gardens

The beautiful arching and zig-zagging branches of this deciduous shrub look amazing holding snow in the winter and with the cheerful, pendulous, pale yellow flowers held in dangling racemes in early spring. The leaves are orb-shaped and glaucous beneath. Underplant with Pulmonaria, cyclamen, Ophiopogon, hellebores and Omphalodes.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

This medium sized wide spreading shrub covers itself with pale yellow flowers in the early spring just before the leaves emerge. 4-6? tall in ten years. Awards: Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Recommended by: Garden Clubs of America.

By: Fantastic Plants

Spike Winterhazel. Similar to Witchhazel. Pendulous flower racemes are excellent as cut flowers in late winter. Zones 5-8.

By: Hoot Owl Hollow Nursery

Fragrant, yellow bell-shaped flowers spring, bright yellow fall color

By: Lael's Moon Garden

A wide-spreading shrub that forms an attractive mass of crooked, flexible branches. "I have seen specimens ... in flower and they were spectacular. Ranks at the top of my list of early flowering shrubs. They bring a magnificent presence to the landscape." (M. Dirr) Leaves emerge a rich vinous purple, eventually change to bluish green. Great w/ an evergreen backdrop. Great Plant Pick - Miller Botanical Garden. Native to Japan.