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Stachyurus chinensis 'Celina'
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Chinese stachyurus 'Celina'

A spreading, deciduous shrub with purplish young branches and dark green leaves, broad and narrowing to a tapering point, with good autumn colour. It bears particularly long (up to 23cm on mature plants), hanging racemes of 50-60 pale yellow cup-shaped flowers in late winter or early spring on bare branches

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Size
Ultimate height
2.5–4 metres
Time to ultimate height
10–20 years
Ultimate spread
2.5–4 metres
Growing conditions
Clay
Loam
Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained
pH
Acid, Neutral
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring Brown Purple Yellow Green
Summer Brown Purple Green
Autumn Brown Purple
Winter Brown Purple Yellow
Position
  • Partial shade
Aspect

East–facing or West–facing

Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness
H5
Botanical details
Family
Stachyuraceae
Native to GB / Ireland
No
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Bushy
Genus

Stachyurus are small deciduous trees with simple, ovate leaves and stiffly pendent racemes of small bell-shaped pale yellow flowers in late winter and early spring

Name status

Accepted

How to grow

Cultivation

Grow in light moist but well-drained, humus-rich, neutral to acidic soils. Suitable for shrub border or for a woodland garden but especially good against a wall. Protect from cold winds

Propagation

Propagate by softwood cuttings or heeled semi-ripe cuttings

Suggested planting locations and garden types
  • Cottage and informal garden
  • City and courtyard gardens
  • Wildlife gardens
  • Wall side borders
  • Flower borders and beds
Pruning

Pruning group 1

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

May be susceptible to honey fungus in gardens where it is present but insufficient data to determine degree of susceptibility

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