Corylopsis Pauciflora

Buttercup Winter Hazel Corylopsis are deciduous shrubs or small trees, with simple, toothed leaves and nodding racemes of small, usually fragrant, bell-shaped pale yellow flowers. Winter Hazels are pleasing year round, but they are a pure delight in late winter! Photo Credit The leaf blades are broadly ovate and have a cordate base. At maturity they are 2”-3” long and have bristly serrated edges. The veins of the leaves are deeply sunken making them appear wrinkled. During the summer the leaves are blue-green in color. At the start of March, the bare branches of buttercup winter hazel hang with inch long clusters of pale yellow flowers that glow like lanterns. Photo Credit As the flowers fade in April, the pretty leaves unfurl, bright green and blushed with bronze. This species is much more compact than the others, with slender stems an an intricate branching pattern. Photo Credit Corylopsis prefers a moist well drained soil and a sun-semi shaded position in the garden. Photo Credit Consider under planting buttercup winterhazel with early spring-flowering bulbs such as snowdrops. Remove dead branches after flowering. Water regularly during growing and blooming season, less at other times.