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  • CORYLOPSIS
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    CORYLOPSIS

    Commonly known as Cowslip bush, Winter hazel

    All Flower FEB-MAR

    Attractive fragrant yellow flowers hanging from bare branches and subtle bronze hues on the foliage enhance the attraction of this underrated member of the witch hazel family.

    Genus of up to 29 species of deciduous shrubs and small trees found in woodland and scrub in the eastern Himalayas, China, Taiwan and Japan.

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    • Good to know
      Good for a woodland garden.
    • Place of origin
      Eastern Himalayas, China, Taiwan, Japan.
    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • Deciduous
    • Tall Shrub
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    Varieties

    CORYLOPSIS glabrescens
    Ovate leaves, glaucescent underneath and abundant slender tassels of yellow flowers
     
    3 Litre
    £32.50
    Estimated availability autumn 2025 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    CORYLOPSIS glabrescens 'Lemon Drop'
    Light yellow flowers in glowing trusses
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £40.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2025 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    CORYLOPSIS pauciflora
    Dense shrub with primrose yellow scented flowers
     
    Small
    £22.50
    Large
    £35.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2025 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    CORYLOPSIS sinensis
    Cowslip bush, Winter hazel
    (willmottiae) - large shrub or small tree. Lemon-yellow scented flowers in spring
     
    Small
    £17.50
    Unavailable
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    CORYLOPSIS sinensis 'Spring Purple'
    Chinese hazel
    Attractive plum coloured new growth which is more pronounced in maturity
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £22.50
    Estimated availability autumn 2025 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    Large
    £35.00
    CORYLOPSIS spicata
    Spreading species with narrow bright yellow racemes of flowers
     
    Small
    £22.50
    Large
    £55.00
    Unavailable
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    Useful extras...

    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
    Unavailable
    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    Unavailable
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants. Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
    1 ltr
    £8.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
    Small - 60g sachet
    £3.00
    Medium - 150gm sachet
    £6.00
    Large - 360gram sachet
    £12.00
    Unavailable
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