buttercup winterhazel
Corylopsis pauciflora
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones6 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size4 to 6 feet tall4 to 6 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring, winter
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Buttercup winterhazel (Corylopsis pauciflora) is a shrub for borders, specimens, and winter interest. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows slowly into a dense mound that reaches 4 to 6 feet tall and wide. Fragrant yellow flowers open in early to late winter and into spring, and they attract butterflies, hummingbirds, and birds.
Pairs well with Autumn fern, Christmas fern, Paperbark maple, and Snake's head.
Native range
Asia.