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Plant type

shrub

size

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

planting zones

6a-9b

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Stachyurus praecox plant details

If you go weak in the knees for a shrub positively covered in fragrant clusters of dangling white flowers in spring, and a spectacle of rosy red leaves in fall don't miss Stachyurus praecox.

Stachyurus praecox is a broadleaf deciduous shrub with green foliage. In spring yellow flowers emerge followed by green fruit. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture water. Does well in acidic and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Stachyurus praecox

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: stachyuraceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 6 FT - 8 FT - wide, 8 FT - 10 FT - tall
Flowers: yellow blooms in spring
Uses: dangling flowers, fragrant, winter interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Stachyurus praecox

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

Soil needs: acidic and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Spike winter tail is a neat, interesting large shrub. There is a plant at Elk Rock Garden in Portland, OR. that is 15'x15'. The stiff flower stems have lots of yellow flowers. Great fun in flower arrangements.

By: Gossler Farms

With a pleasing vanilla perfume, the dangling, 2-3" spikes of small yellow flowers appear very early in spring on this med-large shrub; leaves are bright-green, finely-toothed, with a tapering point, and rosy-red in fall. S-PSh/M-W

By: Forestfarm

This upright spreading shrub has leaves ringed in white and pink; it will grow to 6' and has yellow flowers hanging in long racimes in late spring. zone 7