25+ Edgeworthia Akebono

Another amazing daphne relative this rarer form of the paper bush shrub has crayon orange flowers rather than yellow. A welcomed sight in the winter garden edgeworthia chrysantha red dragon paperbush is a bushy suckering deciduous shrub prized for its luminous rounded inflorescences 2 in.

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Edgeworthia akebono

Across 5 cm packed with fragrant silky orange red flowers up to 40 per flower head. Edgeworthia chrysantha akebono at digging dog mail order nursery. Although there is an orange red form edgeworthia akebono aka red dragon on the market it is unfortunately the non fragrant shorter diploid form.

Frost hardy in upper usda zone 7. The most exciting new development that i ve seen in edgeworthias is a hybrid of the large tetraploid form and the shorter diploid form which i hope will be named and released in the near future. Deciduous slow growing shrub to 5 6 tall with winter blooms on handsome bare stems.

Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about edgeworthia oriental paper bush edgeworthia chrysantha akebono supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at dave s. Edgeworthia chrysantha akebono a much sought after collector s plant for years this exquisitely fragrant shrub offers tremendous architectural value with its multi stemmed habit and light cinnamon colored stems. Blooming on naked stems over long periods at least 4 6 weeks in late winter and early spring they open from silvery flower.

Sun to part shade with plentiful summer water. Not quite as scented as the species. Edgeworthia chrysantha akebono paperbush small clusters of fragrant orange red flowers open over a long time in late winter and cover the plant on naked stems.

Delivering a late winter visual delight prominent silky white button like buds give way to small waxy tubular blooms with luscious tangerine orange shades and a pleasant fragrance.

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