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Taxon
Stachyurus praecox
Common name:
early stachyurus
Family:
Stachyuraceae (stachyurus family)
Distribution:
e. Asia
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 6
Life form:
Deciduous tree
Comments:
A rarely seen deciduous shrub with red-brown stems. It grows with an upright, arching habit, 4-6' tall and wide, and develops an overall rounded outline. In early spring (March-April), 2-3" long, pale yellow, pendulous racemes open. Each raceme has 15-24 cup-shaped flowers formed the previous year. Some consider it the finest winter-flowering shrub. Use in shrub borders.
Links:
Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy)
Locations
1:
• Accession: D2019-0476.001 • Origin: Japan • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
2:
• Accession: D2019-0476.003 • Origin: Japan • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
3:
• Accession: D2019-0476.005 • Origin: Japan • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
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