Corylopsis spicata, Winter Hazel hummingbird favorite or in mixed drifts in

or in mixed drifts in a woodland garden

multiple crowns result in a dense

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

You would delight the bees in your neighborhood as they seem to love this shrub

Grows in well-draining soils in diverse habitats such as the open landscape beneath oak savannahs and chaparral

Corylopsis spicata, Winter Hazel hummingbird favorite or in mixed drifts inEarly 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,