Corylopsis spicata, Winter Hazel hummingbird favorite and the next

and the next

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

or in mixed drifts in a woodland garden

Plant in groupings with more traditional blue-toned siberian iris for a striking contrast

dusky pink umbels bloom over many months under-girded by gray-green strappy leaves to 10 inches tall

Corylopsis spicata, Winter Hazel hummingbird favorite and the nextEarly 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,