Used in Japan to make high quality banknote paper. Very striking leaf scars give this plant winter interest.

Category:

Deciduous Shrub, Specialty Tree

Genus:

Edgeworthia

Species:

chrysantha

Common Name:

Yellow Paperbush

Height:

6 to 8 Feet

Spread:

6 to 8 Feet

Habit:

Mounding, tropical looking shrub. Slow to moderate growth rate.

Zone:

7 to 9

Culture:

Partial shade.

Flower:

Drooping, silvery flower buds open to bright yellow, fragrant flowers. January - March. Relative of Daphne.

Flower Color:

Yellow

Foliage:

6" long, and rather narrow. Deep green above, grey-green below. Deciduous.