species

Corylopsis pauciflora

Buttercup winter hazel

A scale drawing of Corylopsis pauciflora, 1.5 m tall · 2 m across, beside a 1.7 m figure.

Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.

Corylopsis pauciflora belongs to the family Hamamelidaceae, also known as Buttercup winter hazel, introduced to the UK. It reaches 1.5 m tall and 2 m across in about 10 years. It grows in part shade, on peat or loam soil, where the ground is acid and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits sheltered positions. It flowers in March. Its RHS hardiness rating is H6 (hardy, very cold winter): −20 to −15°C.

Assembled from the attributes recorded below.

What this plant needs

Size at maturity
1.5 m tall × 2 m across, after about 10 years
Hardiness
H6 (RHS)
Aspect
Part shade
Soil
Peat, Loam
Acidity
Acid
Moisture
Moist, Well drained
Exposure
Sheltered
In the UK
Introduced

When it flowers

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
  6. Jun
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