Corylopsis spicata, Winter Hazel hummingbird favorite The spring foliage also has

The spring foliage also has a pink blush

or in mixed drifts in a woodland garden

greenish-white flared flowers dangle the length of arching stems

Dark purple-green leaves with even darker impressed veins form the low

Corylopsis spicata, Winter Hazel hummingbird favorite The spring foliage also hasEarly 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,