Corylopsis spicata, Winter Hazel hummingbird favorite Grows in well-draining soils in

Grows in well-draining soils in diverse habitats such as the open landscape beneath oak savannahs and chaparral

as well as garden beds with full sun and occasional summer water

A good grower

Nursery in England

but the real reason to grow this is the showy foliage

Corylopsis spicata, Winter Hazel hummingbird favorite Grows in well-draining soils inEarly 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,