winter hazel
Corylopsis glabrescens
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size8 to 15 feet tall8 to 15 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring, winter
- Bloom color
- Pale yellow
- Foliage color
- Gray/silver, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Winter hazel (Corylopsis glabrescens) is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, shade gardens, and winter interest. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. It grows slowly into a dense shrub. Pale yellow, fragrant flowers open on bare branches and draw bees and butterflies.
Pairs well with Japanese forest grass, Christmas fern, and Liberty hosta.
Native range
Japan.