Corylopsis spicata, Winter Hazel hummingbird favorite but the real reason to

but the real reason to grow this is the showy foliage

greenish-white flared flowers dangle the length of arching stems

dusky pink umbels bloom over many months under-girded by gray-green strappy leaves to 10 inches tall

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or in mixed drifts in a woodland garden

Corylopsis spicata, Winter Hazel hummingbird favorite but the real reason toEarly 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,