Edgeworthia Species, Oriental Paper Bush

I bought two plants from a local perennial nursery last spring. Worried that the heat would be too great in the sunny spot I planted it....Read More Watered it regularly through the hot, dry summer and it survived. We had a cold snap last week with temperatures down to 6 degrees F and 8 inches of snow. So far so good. The blooms don't appear close to opening yet, but they are still surviving. I'm hoping for the best. Neighbors walking their dogs are curious about this peculiar looking plant.

So far in pots in my front yard, it has gone thru a long period of drought and still survived. I watered it during this period by saturat...Read Moreing the pots every 10 days or so. The leaves are falling off now and the buds look healthy. I am wondering how these will fair in pots once the really cold weather comes. Also I saw a huge one growing in downtown Atlanta recently.

@paperBush57: How's your plant doing? I noticed you are in West Cola, SC. I'm in Columbia (in town) and just last week planted an Edgewor...Read Morethia 'snow cream' as a focal point in a backyard shade garden. I'm very excited to see how it matures. Hope your plant is doing well.

I have not grown this, but want too. But very confused. I have read several articles and they all say prefers shade or light dappled sun...Read More. A lady here in charleston has one and it's planted in full shade and doing great.

Having seen an edgeworthia (E. papyrifera) in MD, and guided by plant envy, I decided to try one up north, but since E. chrysantha was li...Read Morested as hardier I decided to try it instead. What a nice plant: amazing spring blooms, intensely fragrant. I really like the contrast of it's large leaves to the more delicate plants in the garden. It's habit of branching in threes instead of opposite or alternate like most plants is also refreshing.

We planted one around 15 years ago in Barnstable, MA (Cape Cod, Zone 7) in an exposed location about 6 feet from the northeast wall of th...Read Moree house. The first winter it struggled, but after that it bloomed every year; it also survived one winter when it briefly reached -8.
When we sold the home a year and a half ago it had reached 8' in height and about 15' across.
In our new home (Yarmouth Port, 6 miles east) we planted a red flowering cultivar (some say this is E. papyrifera) which has struggled each spring to leaf out, and has not flowered. I have purchased another yellow flowering E. chrysantha 'Winter Gold" from the original source, we are anxious to see how they work out.

Just bought an oriental paper bush.
how tolerant is it to late sunny afternoon with heat?

Was growing beautifully, was covered with the white flower heads which were opening up with yellow flowers. Then we had a late surprise f...Read Morereeze and all the flower heads died. Now, after waiting for a year, I have to wait another year to see it bloom! This is in Baton Rouge,. Louisiana

I planted two here in Cherry Hill New Jersey Zone 7A and they are doing great. It blooms in late Feb. into March before the leaves. We ha...Read Mored a total of 6' of snow last year and did not harm it at all. Very easy shrub to grow.

I planted this recently in our "east" bed. I am hoping it just needs some time as the leaves wilt now in full sun and it is only April! ...Read More I am in the 7a-b zone.

Just a note to let others know that there are at least 2 specimens of this intriguing plant growing very well in the Four Seasons area at...Read More the Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens in Belmont, NC near Gastonia and Charlotte. Right now they are of course leafless but the un-opened white flowers are hanging from the tips of the limbs. Very striking plant and there have been many inquiries at DSBG on where to buy them. They might try to find a source to offer them at their annual plant sale in April

I Planted one last fall (Sep) and it held onto it’s leaves later than I expected it to. No leaf drop until they were frozen brown and ...Read Morecrisp by a hard freeze sometime in December. It bloomed here in SE NC throughout Feb, and as expected smelled awesome. The DG profile list this plant as “full sun” but I suspect early morning sun only would be best. Mine gets full sun until around noon, and the newest growth looks very droopy from 11:00 until it is shaded by nearby trees. I saw a nursery plant growing in full shade and the leaves are much larger (2x) than mine, and this gives it a fuller look. When planting this shrub, I was worried about not having full sun (based on the exposure listing here). However, given my experience I wish I had planted it in an even more shaded location.

Planted this in late summer in an opening in my border and it had a very difficult transition. Our weather here in Portland, OR vicinity...Read More has been changing, with extended periods of high heat (over 93) rather than the single days that we used to get. So about two weeks after I planted, it was really hit hard by several days of full sun in the upper 90's and started to seriously wilt. And, though now I read it doesn't like to be moved, I felt I had to move it or lose it. So I shifted it about six feet to be under the dappled shade of a Japanese maple. It was like a revelation! Came back splendidly. The maple it's next to is a burgundy color; other surrounding plants are older small pines. The tips of its branches have been positively glowing in the garden next to the other darker plantings. It's brought a bright spot of interest and now I look forward to its next act: its yellow blossoms & scented bloom!

My beautiful Edgeworthia did splendidly until I put totally composted and sterile dairy cow manure on as mulch. I'm guessing it blocked ...Read Morewater absorption, but I am not sure. There are more babies growing
so instead of cutting off as suckers, I'll choose a strong one and start over. If anyone has any input on this tragedy as to why it happened, I would love to hear about it.

PlantFiles lists E. papyrifera as synonymous with E. chrysantha but there is disagreement about this. Some consider them to be separate ...Read Morespecies, with E. chrysantha having yellow flowers and being a bit more cold-hardy than E. papyrifera which has white flowers.

This plant grows beautifully in zone 7b, Athens, GA, as well. Mine is planted in western exposure and is in full flower right now.

The plant is just reaching nurseries in Georgia and is being displayed as a fragrant show plant. Has been grown in Europe for over 100 y...Read Moreears (UK). Originally from China. Hardy to zone 8, flowers: Feb-Apr with both male and female organs. Likes the west side of a wall or building in well drained soil. Does not like root disturbance, plant once. Can be raised from seed but requires up to 12 months going thru 8-12 wks 20 C then 12-14 wks of 3 C. Take half-ripe cuttings in Spring. Also called the Golden Daphne. The flower head is extremely fragrant but delicate.

Deciduous spreading shrub from central China gets up to 6' tall. Clusters of fragrant creamy yellow flowers which are covered on the out...Read Moreside with silky hairs,appear on the ends of the branches in late winter and early spring. It has long narrow leaves and tough, flexible stems. This variety is used in Japan to make banknote paper. There is also a reddish-orange flowered form known as 'Red Dragon'.