Corylopsis spicata, Winter Hazel hummingbird favorite dark green foliage forms evergreen

dark green foliage forms evergreen clumps that gradually spread

You would delight the bees in your neighborhood as they seem to love this shrub

A good grower

acidic soil

Corylopsis spicata, Winter Hazel hummingbird favorite dark green foliage forms evergreenEarly to late spring, 2 inch pendent racemes of fragrant lemon yellow blooms with red violet anthers dangle elegantly and profusely on this large deciduous shrub. They bloom on zig zagging branches before the peach new leaves emerge, covering the shrub like a spring rain. Toothed leaves are wide and soft, with a deeply impressed geometry of veins similar to that of a witch hazel to whom it is related. Overall, the impression it makes is soft, light,