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Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Red Dragon'

paperbush 'Red Dragon'

A deciduous, bushy shrub to 1.5m tall with supple stems and oval, green leaves. Green, woolly flower buds, borne in winter at the ends of the bare branches, open in late winter to early spring forming dense clusters of fragrant, orange-red, tubular, nodding flowers

Synonyms

Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Akebono'
Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Rubra'
see moreEdgeworthia chrysantha f. rubra hort.

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Ultimate height

1–1.5 metres

Time to ultimate height

10–20 years

Ultimate spread

1–1.5 metres

Loam

Moisture

Moist but well–drained, Well–drained

pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Full sun
Partial shade

Aspect

South–facing or West–facing or East–facing

Exposure

Sheltered

Hardiness
Hardiness ratings
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H1a: under glass all year (>15C)
H1b: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1c: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)

Botanical details

Family: Thymelaeaceae
Native to GB / Ireland: No
Foliage: Deciduous
Habit: Bushy
Genus: Edgeworthia can be deciduous or evergreen shrubs, with simple leaves and rounded terminal clusters of small, daphne-like, often fragrant flowers
Name status: Accepted

How to grow

Cultivation

Best grown in a sheltered position in full sun or light dappled shade in well-drained, humus-rich loamy soil

Propagation

Root greenwood and semi-ripe nodal stem-tip cuttings in summer in free-draining compost

Suggested planting locations and garden types

City and courtyard gardens
Coastal
Cottage and informal garden
Patio and container plants
Flower borders and beds
Wall side borders

Pruning

Pruning group 1

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

Generally disease-free

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