Corylopsis spicata, Winter Hazel hummingbird favorite deciduous shrub with arching branches

deciduous shrub with arching branches

The birds love the berries and we're told they make a good jam

acidic soil

'Betberg' is a cultivar that first appeared in cultivation

A natural twist in the leaves reveals a rusty indumentum in fine contrast to the dark green leaf surface

Corylopsis spicata, Winter Hazel hummingbird favorite deciduous shrub with arching branchesEarly 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,