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  • CALYCANTHUS chinensis
    CALYCANTHUS chinensis
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    CALYCANTHUS chinensis

    Large magnolia-like flowers white on the outside and yellowish inside with maroon markings at the base. Very rare
    Medium
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    2 to 3 Litre   - Click to view photo
    Delivery Information
    Available again JAN 2026
    £35.00 each 
    Available again JAN 2026 - fresh stock in late winter
     
    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
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    • Good to know
      Attractive to insects, butterflies.
    • Pests & Diseases
      None
    • Place of origin
      Eastern China
    • Deciduous
      Broadly elliptic to obovate, sharply pointed glossy, mid-green leaves to 15cm (6in) long
    • Bicolor
    • White
      White outside
    • Yellow
      Yellowish inside with maroon
    • Cup-shaped
      To 7cm (3in) across
    • Border
      Suitable for a shrub border
    • Fully hardy
    • Entire
    • Elliptic
    • Obovate
    • Height
      3m (10ft)
    • Spread
      4m (13ft)
    • Tall Shrub
      Spreading shrub. Produces flowers singly, close to the shoot tips.
    • Pruning group 4
      Suitable for: Deciduous trees and shrubs that flower on current year's growth or are grown for winter stem effect.
      Pruning: Hard prune to a low permanent framework.
      When: Annually in early Spring.

    • Hardy - cold winter
      Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F)
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
      Humus-rich
    • Full sun
      Shade from hot midday sun. Shelter from cold winds
    • harmful if eaten
      People and pets, i.e. cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents
    • Mature Size
      3m (10ft)
      Tall Shrub - guide for size not form Average Person
        4m (13ft)
       
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    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    AFTER PLANT GROW YOUR OWN seaweed is ready to use liquid concentrate that was specially formulated be used on all edible plants.
    1ltr
    £8.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Creates a mini-meadow for attracting bees, butterflies and bugs to your garden. 200g sachet which will cover 3 square metres. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi.
    3m²
    £7.00
    10m²
    £15.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
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    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    Unavailable
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
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